Legal Opinion

Griggs v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided June 30, 1960No. 4 Div. 426PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge.

Defendant was, in a non-jury trial, convicted of possessing prohibited liquors or beverages. Code 1940, Title 29, Section 98.

The question of the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the judgment, not having been raised in the trial court, is not before us for consideration. Fendley v. State, 36 Ala.App. 149, 53 So.2d 397.

After the court had found defendant guilty as charged the solicitor was allowed, over objection, to offer proof that defendant had previously pleaded guilty to a like offense. The trial judge assessed a fine of $100, to which punishment he added six months…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Yates v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  3. Fendley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1951
  4. Pounders v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1954
  5. Pounders v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981

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