Legal Opinion
Coats v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 19, 1952No. 8 Div. 615PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.
It is our view that the dissenting opinion recognizes the correct interpretation of the question here involved. Appellant was on trial for a criminal charge of having in his possession a still suitable for use in the manufacture of prohibited liquor (not to be exact in this statement of the charge).
The statute, Title 29, § 132, Code of Alabama, 1940, provides that the unexplained possession of any part of such an appliance is prima facie evidence of a violation of that statute. The statement of the solicitor by reason of which the Court of Appeals reversed the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Malachi v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Orr v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Underwood v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Shepperd v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Welch v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Buckles v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Thompson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1961
- Hale v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1969
- Williams v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1966
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