Nichols v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Pike Law Court. Heard before Hon. T. L. Borum. George Nichols ivas convicted of carrying concealed pistol and he appeals.
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Appeal from Pike Law Court. Heard before Hon. T. L. Borum. George Nichols ivas convicted of carrying concealed pistol and he appeals. Counsel insists that • Acts 1909, p. 258, is unconstitutional as violative of sections 22, 45, 105, and 108, Constitution 1901, and in support thereof cites. — 14 Ala. 627; 65 Ala. 193; 73 Ala. 480; 95 Ala. 521; 106 Ala; 501. He further insists that the court erred in directing a verdict against the defendant, hut cites no authority in support thereof. The. statute is constitutional.- — Isaiah n. The State, 58 South. 83- The court properly assessed the…
1Opinion of the CourtPelham, J.
The affidavit on which the defendant was tried was framed under the provisions of section 2 of the act of the Legislature passed at the special session in 1909 to regulate the right to carry a pistol in this state (Acts-1909, p. 258), which is as follows: “Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a pistol about his pei’son on premises not his own or under his control,” etc. The defendant’s demurrers to the affidavit, assailing the constitutionality of this act, have been passed upon adversely to the appellant’s contention by the Supreme Court (Jacob Isaiah, alias, etc., v. State,…
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- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. LouisellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Isaiah v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Brewer v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
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