Knowles v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Wilcox County Court. Tried before IIon. John Purifoy. Mat Knowles was indicted, and tried in the Wilcox County Court, for selling intoxicating liquors in violation of a local statute. The case was tried by the court, on the pica of “ not guilty,'’ the defendant was found guilty, and afine of one thousand dollars adjudged against him.
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Appeal from Wilcox County Court. Tried before IIon. John Purifoy. Mat Knowles was indicted, and tried in the Wilcox County Court, for selling intoxicating liquors in violation of a local statute. The case was tried by the court, on the pica of “ not guilty,'’ the defendant was found guilty, and afine of one thousand dollars adjudged against him. One of the witnesses for the State testified that he had bought of the defendant three bottles containing fruit, with liquid around the fruit; that he and another had eaten of the fruit, and drunk the liquid that was in the bottles; that the.effect of…
1Opinion of the CourtSomeeyille, J.
Under the rule announced in Bell v. The State, 75 Ala. 25, this court has no jurisdiction and must therefore decline to review the finding of the County Court of Wilcox county upon the testimony set out in the record. See also Calloway v. The State, 75 Ala. 56; Acts, 1880-81, p. 295.
The indictment is for selling intoxicating liquor in violation of a prohibitory liquor law, approved December 12, 1882, and made applicable to the county of Wilcox. — Acts 1882-83, pp. 254-255.
The court, in our judgment, erred in excluding the state*11ments of the several witnesses, who testified as to the effect…
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