Bragg v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Criminal Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hon. Samuel E. Greene. ■ The prosecution of the appellant in this case was commenced by an affidavit made before the judge of the criminal court of Jefferson county, which charged: “That E. Eugene Bragg, within twelve months before the making of this affidavit in said county, as a profession or as a means of livelihood did practice medicine Avithout first having obtained a certificate of qualification from one of…
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Appeal from the Criminal Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hon. Samuel E. Greene. ■ The prosecution of the appellant in this case was commenced by an affidavit made before the judge of the criminal court of Jefferson county, which charged: “That E. Eugene Bragg, within twelve months before the making of this affidavit in said county, as a profession or as a means of livelihood did practice medicine Avithout first having obtained a certificate of qualification from one of the authorized boards of medical examiners of this State, against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.” The…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
It is admitted that defendant was engaged in the practice of osteopathy as a profession and means of livelihood without having obtained a certificate of qualification from one of the authorized boards of medical examiners.
The most important question presented is whether the practice of osteopathy is “the practice of medicine in any of its branches or departments,” within the meaning of section 3261 of the Civil Code and 5333 of the Criminal Code. The contention of defendant is, that it is not. He predicates his insistence mainly, indeed, we may say wholly, upon the fact that in the practice…
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