Reed v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Franklin County ; C. P. Almon, Judge. Tom Reed was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals. Counsel discuss the errors -assigned, but without citation of authority.
1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.
We have carefully read the evidence in this case,, and, while there is no ■direct evidence of the corpus delicti, there are circumstances in evidence from which the jury might draw a conclusion of guilt. And, in view of the decisions of this court and of the Supreme Court on this question, we must hold that the refusal of the general affirmative charge as requested by the defendant was no.t error. However, in view of the method used by the officers in obtaining the evidence, we are led to say that on the trial the court did not have the benefit of the recent decisions of the Supreme Court of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gouled v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Amos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
3Cited by4 opinions
- Cox v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1932
- Campbell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1946
- Crosslin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Hammonds v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1931