Gibson v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Walker Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. J. J. Curtis. E. M. Gibson was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals. Charge 3 is as follows: The mere having of a liquor license in one’s possession or custody where no liquors are found is not a prima facie case.
1Opinion of the CourtPelham, J.
(1, 2) The defendant was indicted by a grand jury of the circuit court of Walker county for a violation of the prohibition laws in that county, and was tried and found guilty. Three special pleas were filed by the defendant, to which demurrers were sustained. One of these special pleas alleged that before the beginning of this prosecution against him he was ar.rested on a charge for “the same offense” in Jefferson county, and that said case is still undisposed of and pending in the criminal court of Jefferson county. The second plea alleged that the defendant had been acquitted of “the same…
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