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Hall v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided January 21, 1915PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Violating Prohibition Law. Appeal from Autauga Circuit Court- Heard before Hon. W. W. Pearson. Irvin Hall ivas convicted of violating the prohibition ' law, and he appeals.- Omitting' formal charging part, the second count of the indictment is:' - Irvin Hall did carry or transport over'Ol--along a public street or highway in Autauga county, A]a.,'T(T--hr4íi thé public road leading from Montgomry, Ala., to Pratt-ville, Ala., or over or along a public street in the town of…

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Violating Prohibition Law. Appeal from Autauga Circuit Court- Heard before Hon. W. W. Pearson. Irvin Hall ivas convicted of violating the prohibition ' law, and he appeals.- Omitting' formal charging part, the second count of the indictment is:' - Irvin Hall did carry or transport over'Ol--along a public street or highway in Autauga county, A]a.,'T(T--hr4íi thé public road leading from Montgomry, Ala., to Pratt-ville, Ala., or over or along a public street in the town of Prattville, prohibited liquors, to-wit, lager beer, for another. The demurrers are: (1) No offense; (2) fails to aver that…

1Opinion of the CourtPelham, P. J.

The second count of the indictment charges an offense under the provisions of the statutes regulating handling prohibited beverages (Acts 1909, pp. 86, 87, § 24), and demurrers to this count were properly overruled.—Williams v. State, 7 Ala. App. 124, 62 South. 294; Williams v. State, 8 Ala. App. 394, 62 South. 371.

In'prosecutions for a violation of the liquor laws it is not necessary to set out in the indictment the name of the person to whom a gift or sale of the prohibited liquor was made, or for whom conveyed or transported. — Acts 1909, pp. 86, 87, § 27. See Grace v. State, 1 Ala. App.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Grace v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911
  2. Williams v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
  3. Williams v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. PadgettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1926
  2. Porter v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  3. Hancock v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916

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