Witt v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sumter. Tried before the Hon. S. H. Speott. The prosecution against the appellant, Bob .Witt, was commenced by an affidavit made before the judge of probate of Sumter county, charging said Witt with selling, giving away or otherwise disposing of' spirituous, vinous or malt liquors without a license and* contrary to law.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sumter. Tried before the Hon. S. H. Speott. The prosecution against the appellant, Bob .Witt, was commenced by an affidavit made before the judge of probate of Sumter county, charging said Witt with selling, giving away or otherwise disposing of' spirituous, vinous or malt liquors without a license and* contrary to law. The facts of the case necessary to an understanding oí the decision on tiie present appeal are sufficiently stated in the opinion. Upon the introduction of all the evidence, the defendant requested the court to give to- the jury the following…
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
This prosecution was commenced in the county court by affidavit charging defendant with violating the local liquor prohibition law in Sumter county found in Acts of 1890-91, p. 312. On his demand for a jury the cause was transferred to the circuit court where he was on verdict adjudged guilty under the third section of the act and fined as for a second offense. Certain exceptions were reserved to the rulings on evidence and other action of the court, but they are each without merit. Seemingly the charges requested by and refused to defendant, and likewise his motion for a new trial were…
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