Johnson v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Walker Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. T. L. SOWELL. G. O. Johnson was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] G.O. Johnson was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals. Reversed and remanded. (1-3) The fact that the sheriff had, on occasions previous to the raid in which whisky was found at the defendant's livery stable, visited the stable at the defendant's request was wholly immaterial to any issue in the case. If in fact the defendant kept liquors at his stable for sale in violation of the law, it is not reasonable to assume that he would request…
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