Coats v. State

I am not in accord with some of the views expressed by the majority opinion.

My associates do not expressly declare that the statement of the prosecuting attorney was a comment on the defendant’s failure to testify. I think that it was not.

Section 132, Title 29, Code 1940, provides : “The unexplained possession of any part or parts of any still, apparatus, or appliance, or any device or substitute therefor, commonly or generally used for, or that is suitable to be used in, the manufacture of prohibited liquors and beverages shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this article.”

In the…