Legal Opinion

McCoy v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided May 9, 1922No. 4 Div. 769Published

1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J.

The defendant was convicted under an indictment which charged that he—

“did possess a still, apparatus, appliance, or some device or substitute therefor, to be used for the purpose of manufacturing prohibited liquors or beverages, subsequent to the 1st day of December, 1919.”

There is no bill of exceptions; the appeal being upon the record proper.

The demurrers to the plea in abatement were properly sustained. Powell v. State, ante, p. 101, 90 South. 138. -

Demurrers to- the indictment were properly overruled.

The words “prohibited liquors or beverages” were a sufficient designation of the liquor…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Powell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
  2. Black v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921

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