Oldham v. State

PRICE, Judge.

The indictment charged defendant with the offense of transporting in quantities of five gallons or more, prohibited liquors or *252beverages, in violation of Section 187 of Title 29, Code 1940.

By plea in abatement and by various motions defendant raised the question of the court’s jurisdiction, contending that the offense, if any, was committed in the Alabama National Forest in Lawrence County, and that the indictment was based on illegal evidence for that the arrest, search and seizure were made by the officers without a warrant.

The demurrer to the plea in abatement was properly…