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Chandler v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 8, 1915PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Viola-ting Prohibition Load. Appeal from Lauderdale Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. H. Alston. Aubry Chandler was convicted of violating the prohibition laws, and he appeals. The following charges were refused to defendant: (1) General affirmative charge. .(2) Affirmative charge as to an offer to sell. (3) Affirmative charge as to selling. (4) Affirmative charge as to aiding and abetting or acting as assisting friend.

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Viola-ting Prohibition Load. Appeal from Lauderdale Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. H. Alston. Aubry Chandler was convicted of violating the prohibition laws, and he appeals. The following charges were refused to defendant: (1) General affirmative charge. .(2) Affirmative charge as to an offer to sell. (3) Affirmative charge as to selling. (4) Affirmative charge as to aiding and abetting or acting as assisting friend. (5) If you believe from the evidence that defendant’s act was only to offer to act as the agent of Bailey in making a purchase of whisky, then yon cannot convict defendant.…

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

The judgment entry in this record shows that during the proceedings and after the pronouncement of judgment on the verdict of the jury the defendant made known to the trial court that he desired to prosecute an appeal from the judgment of conviction pronounced against him, and the court thereupon entered an order suspending execution of the judgment pending the appeal. The record also shows that a bill of exceptions seasonably was presented to and signed by the trial judge, in which numerous questions of law were reserved for decision by this court. The record does not show that the defendant…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Henderson v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  2. Ex parte KnightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
  3. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  4. Christian v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  5. Sellers v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  2. Spurlock v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1919
  3. Johnson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  4. Williams v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1937
  5. Brand v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915

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