Pope v. State

The appellant Pearlie Pope was convicted in the Justice of the Peace Court of Covington County for the crime of selling intoxicating liquor. He appealed to the Circuit Court where he was again convicted, and from the sentence of that Court he has appealed to this Court.

The testimony reveals that on June 11, 1960, three men purchased a pint of whiskey from defendant, on a lonely country road in Covington County, for the price of $4.00. Just as the customers were about to “pull off” and leave, the Sheriff of Covington County appeared in front of them, about the same time Pearlie Pope…