Legal Opinion

Warrick v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 8, 1913PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. George Warrick was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals'. It is error to permit the state to show that defendant sold a beverage of the color of beer or Avhisky. — Wright v. State, 58 South. 803. On the same authority, the court was in error in permitting like questions.

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Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. George Warrick was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals'. It is error to permit the state to show that defendant sold a beverage of the color of beer or Avhisky. — Wright v. State, 58 South. 803. On the same authority, the court was in error in permitting like questions. Notwithstanding the decisions in Woodward/s Case, 59 South. 688 and Strange’s Case, 5.9 South. 691, it is insisted that the court was in error in admitting the stub, or its authenticated copy, showing the purchase by the defendant…

1Opinion of the CourtWalker, P. J.

— In justification of the action of the court in admitting in evidence the copy of the stub of an internal revenue license and tax stamp' authorizing the defendant to engage in the business of a retail liquor dealer, and the accompanying certificate authenticating it, no more is deemed necessary than to refer to what was said in the opinions rendered in the cases of Wood*393ward v. State, 5 Ala. App. 202, 59 South. 688, and Strange v. State, 5 Ala. App. 164, 59 South. 691. We are not moved to depart from those rulings by what has been said in the argument of the counsel for the appellant in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Treadwell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  2. Carl v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
  3. Woodward v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
  4. Moss v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
  5. Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Deason v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  2. Lehigh Portland Cement Co. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
  3. Barefield v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  4. Ogles v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916

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