88 Ala. 36 | Ala. | 1889
-The sole question presented by the record arises on a motion to arrest the judgment of conviction. The ground of the motion is, that the indictment does not charge any offense known to the law. It contains only one count, which avers that the accused and two other persons “feloniously took one can of lard of the value of four dollars, one
The count charges only one offense — the taking of. three different kinds of property, at the same time, and from the same person. The defective allegation is in respect to only one kind of the property; the description of the other two being certain and definite. The insufficient allegation as to the money may be stricken out, and enough will remain to charge the offense. “An indictment containing defective allegations is good, if, rejecting them, enough remains to satisfy the requirements of the law.” — 1 Bish. Crim. Pro. § 480. On satisfactory proof that the lard and meat were feloniously taken by force, or fear, the defendant could have been properly convicted, though it was not shown that any money was taken; and if the proof showed that only money was taken, the defendant could have protected himself against conviction by a proper charge.
Affirmed.