Thompson v. State

In the court below the appellant was convicted on a charge of possessing illegal liquors.

Complaint is made in brief of counsel that the defendant was tried by a jury without having demanded the right. Local Acts 1923, p. 276, Sec. 18. We do not find where any reference was made or point taken of this matter in the nisi prius court. The record, and not brief of counsel, must guide us in determining what questions are presented for review. Ex parte Adams, 187 Ala. 10, 65 So. 514; Walker v. State,223 Ala. 294, 135 So. 438. See also, Griggs v. State, 24 Ala. App. 261,134 So. 33.

It appears that a…