Legal Opinion

Winn v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided November 30, 1954No. 8 Div. 479PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the County Court of Lawrence County for Sunday gaming, an offense denounced by Section 420 of Title 14, Code 1940, and a fine of $10 assessed against him.

The evidence for the State consisted of the testimony of the Lawrence County Sheriff, who testified that on Sunday, February 1, 1953, he and a deputy found defendant and four other men shooting dice in the hallway of a barn located on a farm near Moulton. There were two bams on the farm and the sheriff stated he saw the dice game standing in one barn and looking into the other.

The defense testimony…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McGhee v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
  2. Ledbetter v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1948
  3. Kelley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  4. Spicer v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
  5. Crews v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1928

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  2. Owens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
  3. Patton v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957
  4. Jordan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  5. Magouirk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976

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