Warren v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; Leon McCord, Judge. J. R. Warren was convicted of manufacturing prohibited liquors, and he appealed. Reversed and remanded. There -was no evidence to'sustain a conviction. 16 Ala. App. 152, 75 South. 828; 85 South. 867; 17 Ala. App. 401, 85 South. 835. The court erred in asking the question it asked of the witness. 16 Ala. App. 38, 75 South. 183; 89 Ala. 34, 8 South. 22, 18 Am.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; Leon McCord, Judge. J. R. Warren was convicted of manufacturing prohibited liquors, and he appealed. Reversed and remanded. There -was no evidence to'sustain a conviction. 16 Ala. App. 152, 75 South. 828; 85 South. 867; 17 Ala. App. 401, 85 South. 835. The court erred in asking the question it asked of the witness. 16 Ala. App. 38, 75 South. 183; 89 Ala. 34, 8 South. 22, 18 Am. St. Rep. 87; 163 Ala. 348, 50 South. 1008; 139 Ala. 125, 35 South. 995; 87 Ala. 65, 6 South. 378. There was no evidence of a conspiracy, and the court erred in charging as…
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, P. J.
[1] In brief of counsel for defendant, it is insisted that the defendant was entitled to his discharge in the court below, because the evidence failed to make out a case against him, and was therefore insufficient upon which to predicate a verdict of guilt. An examination of all the evidence in this case discloses that there is probably much merit In this insistence, for it conclusively appears that, so far as this defendant is concerned, the evidence adduced upon this trial is very vague, uncertain, and unsatisfactory, and it may be that, if these questions were here presented in a manner…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McPherson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Montgomery v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Ross v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
- Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
- Morrissette v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
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