Otwell v. City of Birmingham

The prosecution against this appellant originated in the recorder’s court of the city of Birmingham, .and was for a violation of the prohibition laws of said city. From a judgment of conviction in the recorder’s court, an appeal was taken to the Jefferson circuit court. The case was there tried by a jury upon a complaint filed by the attorney for the city of Birmingham. From a judgment of conviction in the circuit court this appeal was taken.

The evidence adduced upon the trial for the city tended to show that this appellant was found in a garage where there was about 206 gallons of whisky,…