Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided May 5, 1953No. 5 Div. 415PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARR, Presiding Judge.

In the court below the defendant, Albert Thomas, was convicted of the offense of possessing whiskey in a dry county.

One of the prime insistences in brief of appellant’s attorney is that the evidence is not sufficiently potent to sustain the judgment of conviction. This question is raised by the request for the general affirmative charge and a motion 'for a new trial.

The essential and pertinent facts incident to the officers’ search and the location of the whiskey are accurately set out in appellant’s brief:

“The defendant resided at this home with his wife, and witness,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Russo v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  2. Wesson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  3. Thompson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1926
  4. Diamond v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  5. Gunnells v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1927

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Parks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1971
  2. Grimes v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1954
  3. Satterwhite v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  4. Pryor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  5. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955

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