Mulligan v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. John W. Mulligan was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The trial was by the court without the intervention of a jury, and the evidence offered by the state showed that on about the 8th of April, 1915, the sheriff made a raid on the Southern Hotel in the city of Decatur, and found some liquors concealed under a trapdoor, consisting of 2pint bottles of whisky and some in a quart bottle, and 23 bottles of beer, all on ice.
The statutes makes the fact of keeping prohibited liquors “in any building not used exclusively for a dwelling” prima facie evidence “that they are kept for sale or with intent to sell” the same “contrary to law.” — Wynn v. State,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hackett v. CashSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Finney v. Studebaker Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Scarbrough v. Borders & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1896
- Bryant v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Wynn v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1914
3Cited by18 opinions
- Maisel v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1919
- Stout v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
- Lamar v. JohnsonAlabama Court of Appeals · 1919
- Vinson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
- McDonough v. Commercial State BankAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
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