Legal Opinion

Quinn v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 3, 1917PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. H. P. Heflin. C. Evans Quinn was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals. The facts sufficiently appear. The following charges were refused to defendant: •(1) Under the law and evidence in this case if you believe it, you will acquit. . (2) I charge you that you must believe beyond a reasonable doubt, all of the evidence in this case before you can convict the defendant.

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Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. H. P. Heflin. C. Evans Quinn was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals. The facts sufficiently appear. The following charges were refused to defendant: •(1) Under the law and evidence in this case if you believe it, you will acquit. . (2) I charge you that you must believe beyond a reasonable doubt, all of the evidence in this case before you can convict the defendant. (3) I charge you that if any one member of this jury has a reasonable doubt of the guilt of defendant, they must acquit defendant. (4) I charge you…

1Opinion of the CourtBricken, J.

The defendant was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and appeals. The evidence of the state tended to show that the defendant .engaged or employed state witness Joiner to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors for him; that he furnished to said witness from time to time large quantities of liquors for this purpose, and kept an account of said liquors so furnished in a book which defendant delivered to said witness Joiner, the entries therein being made by the defendant; that said liquors so delivered were sold and kept for sale in a house belonging to the defendant, and in which…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Storey v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
  2. Hargrove v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
  3. Karr v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
  4. Alsabrooks v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  5. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. BranchIdaho Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Stover v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1932
  3. Anderson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1933
  4. Reeves v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957

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