Taylor v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Houston County; H. A. Pearce, Judge. Weeks Taylor was convicted of manufacturing prohibited liquor, and he appeals. Witness May testified as follows: “I had a conversation with Mr. Taylor after we got down there. I did not make any threats against him or offer him any inducement or make any promise or tell him it would be better to make a statement.” Following this, the witness testified to certain admissions or statements made by the defendant.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Houston County; H. A. Pearce, Judge. Weeks Taylor was convicted of manufacturing prohibited liquor, and he appeals. Witness May testified as follows: “I had a conversation with Mr. Taylor after we got down there. I did not make any threats against him or offer him any inducement or make any promise or tell him it would be better to make a statement.” Following this, the witness testified to certain admissions or statements made by the defendant. The witness Watford testified to substantially the same thing just after he had stated what the defendant said to him. The…
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant was convicted under an indictment which charged that he "did distill, make or manufacture alcoholic or spirituous liquor subsequent to the 25th day of January, 1919, against the peace and dignity of the state of Alabama."
The act under which the defendant was indicted reads as follows:
"That any person, firm or corporation who shall, within this state distill, make or manufacture any alcoholic, spirituous, malted or mixed liquors or beverages, any part of which is alcohol, shall be guilty of a felony," etc. Acts 1919, p. 16, § 15.
By demurrer, the defendant raises the proposition…
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