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Ex Parte City of Mobile

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 20, 1949No. 1 Div. 345PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Justice.

Mandamus to review a pre-trial order of the circuit judge in a prosecution by the City of Mobile against one Sidney Prince for violating a provision of the City Ordinance against the possession of lottery paraphernalia.

The City Ordinance reads:

“Possession of Gambling Paraphernalia Prohibited. — It shall be unlawful and an offense against the City’of Mobile for any person, firm, association or corporation to have in his or its possession any paraphernalia commonly used in the carrying on of any lottery or device of like kind or any gift enterprise or scheme in the nature of a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. State v. OwensSupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
  3. State v. WillsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1922
  4. State v. ArreguiIdaho Supreme Court · 1927
  5. Shields v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Aaron v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  2. Bull v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  3. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  4. Ingram v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1949
  5. Oldham v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953

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