Legal Opinion

Shiflett v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided August 11, 1953No. 3 Div. 959PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARWOOD, Judge.

This appellant has been convicted of a violation of our narcotic laws, Chapter 8, §§ 232-255, Title 22, Code of Alabama 1940.

The indictment against the appellant contained eight counts.

Four of these counts, omitting- the formal parts, charge that on or about the 28th day of March 1952 the appellant did possess opium contrary to law; two of the counts charge possession of a narcotic drug on or about 28th day of March 1952, contrary to law, and two counts charge possession of morphine, on or about 28th day of March 1952, contrary to law.

A demurrer, supported by numerous grounds,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
  2. Rinker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  3. Bibb v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
  4. Mikell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  5. Howard v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Schenher v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1956
  2. Bush v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  3. Racine v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  4. Harris v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1968
  5. Fuller v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957

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