Hodge v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Andalusia City Court. Heard before Hon. E. T. Albritton. Tom Hodge was convicted of violating the prohibition law and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
“Inscriptions designedly placed on bottles, boxes, or other packages, in the ordinary way, for the obvious purpose of indicating their nature or contents, may in general be regarded as competent evidence thereof, at least against those persons who have such objects in their possession, or who dispense them *186to others. Their external indicia are some evidence, stronger or weaker, according to accompanying circumstances of their internal contents. If a defendant is accused of selling alcoholic liquor contrary to law, it cannot be rationally urged that the whisky labels on the bottles of liquid…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kennedy v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- Preist v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
- Dunn v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
- Watson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
- Kinsaul v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
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3Cited by4 opinions
- DeBruce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Johns v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Louisville N. R. Co. v. AllegriSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Smith v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915