Phelps v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Russell County; A. H. Alston, Judge. C. C. Phelps was convicted on several counts of violations of the liquor laws, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
[1] The state’s witness . Burt testified that he, as constable of beat 10, Russell county, in executing a search warrant for prohibited liquors, seized a large quantity of liquors, the witness estimating the amount at “about 50 drayloads,” consisting of whisky in barrels and bottles and beer in cases. The witness was allowed to testify to a statement made by the defendant to the officers who seized the liquors, after proper predicate showing that the statement was voluntary, that the whisky seized was his, “and that if the rest of them would consent to it, he, the defendant, would be…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Bonner v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- O'Rear v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
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