Abrams v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Mobile County ; Claude A. Grayson, Judge. • Will Abrams was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals. In producing its testimony, the first sale was shown to have been on August 2d, and over the objection of the defendant the state was permitted to show by the same witness several other sales of whisky previous to this. The other facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Mobile County ; Claude A. Grayson, Judge. • Will Abrams was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals. In producing its testimony, the first sale was shown to have been on August 2d, and over the objection of the defendant the state was permitted to show by the same witness several other sales of whisky previous to this. The other facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court. Counsel discuss errors assigned relative to the admission of various sale of whisky, but without citation of authority. It was improper to permit the defendant to be…
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, P. J.
This prosecution originated in the recorder’s court,- and from a judgment of conviction in that court an appeal was taken to the circuit court, and was there tried by a jury. The defendant was charged with violating the prohibition law (Code 1907, §§ 7352-7377), and was finally tried upon a complaint filed by the solicitor under section 6730 of the Code of 1907.
Many exceptions were reserved to the rulings of the court upon the evidence; the exceptions involving in the main the doctrine of election. We are of the opinion it would serve no good purpose to deal specifically with each of these…
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