Opinion

Collier v. State

  • 16 Ala. App. 425
  • 78 So. 419
  • 1918 Ala. App. LEXIS 106
Court
Alabama Court of Appeals
Filed
Mar 12, 1918
Status
Published
Author
Brown
On the bench
Brown
Cited by
7 cases
Authority
More cited than 86.8%

The opinion

BROWN, P. J.

[1]

The indictment consists of one count which follows the form prescribed by the statute, and as repeatedly held, is sufficient to sustain a judgment of conviction, and is not subject to demurrer. Code 1907, § 7161, p. 679, form 112; Newsum v. State, 10 Ala. App. 124 , 65 South. 87 ; Kimbell v. State, 165 Ala. 118 , 51 South. 16 .

[2-4]

The indictment charging but one offense, the state could not he required to elect, unless evidence of more than one offense was offered. Joyner v. State, ante, p. 240, 77 South. 78 (expressly overruling Brooms v. State, 15 Ala. App. 118 , 72 South. 691 ); Mason v. State, ante, p. 405, 78 South. 321 . Vagrancy being a state or condition continuing in its nature, it was permissible for tbe prosecution to show one or all the facts constituting vagrancy as defined by tbe statute. Brannon v. State, ante, p. 259, 76 South. 991 . And the defendant was not injured, and cannot complain that the court of its own motion limited the scope of the inquiry. Brannon v. State, 12 Ala. App. 189 , 67 South. 634 .

We find no error in the record.

Affirmed.

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