Bearden v. State

In the court below this appellant was convicted for the offense of transporting 25 gallons of whisky; that is to say, he was convicted for the offense created and denounced by an Act of the Legislature approved September 6, 1927, Acts 1927, p. 704, which act, makes it a felony for any person, etc., within this state, to transport in quantities of 5 gallons or more any of the liquors or beverages, the sale, possession, or transportation of which was at the time of the approval of said act, prohibited by law in Alabama.

This act has been upheld by this court, and the Supreme Court in the case of…