Legal Opinion

Alsabrook v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 14, 1926No. 17416PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bboyles, O. J.

Presence of a person at a distillery when whisky is actually being made, and his flight, or attempted flight, on seeing an officer approaching, may, when not satisfactorily explained, authorize a jury to find him guilty of manufacturing whisky. Whether an attempted explanation of such presence and conduct is reasonable and satisfactory is a question for the jury. Lindsay v. State, 32 Ga. App. 74 (3) (122 S. E. 649), and cit. In the instant ease the accused, with several other persons, was at a whisky distillery when it was in operation. There was some evidence that all the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Lindsay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  2. Strickland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
  4. Couch v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
  5. Fair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965

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