Warren v. State

Graves, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of a violation of the State liquor laws in a dry area, and fined $50.00.

Appellant complains of the court’s charge in that the trial judge failed and refused to charge the jury the law on circumstantial evidence. It appears from the record that the appellant admitted to some of the witnesses that the beer in his possession belonged to appellant, and thus took the case out of the realm of circumstances. Where there is direct evidence from any source as to the main fact charged, a charge on circumstantial evidence is not required. A case must rest wholly on…