Whetstone v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.
The offense of manufacturing prohibited liquors, like every other crime known to the law, may be established by circumstantial evidence, and where the circumstances proven point to the defendant as the guilty agent with such convincing powér as to convince the jury of the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and to the exclusion of every reasonable hypothesis, they are authorized to so find.
The court .admits the evidence wh"en relevant and competent, but its probative force is for the jury. Cannon v. State, 17 Ala. App. 82, 81 South. 860. The cases of Mitchell v. State, 18 Ala. App.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cannon v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1919
- Mitchell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
- Spelce v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920
- Milner v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
3Cited by5 opinions
- Wilcutt v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1960
- Anderson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1925
- Bell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1926
- Ex Parte WhetstoneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Wilcutt v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1960