Fulton v. State

Appellant was convicted of the offense of violating the “Five Gallon Law” (Gen. Acts of Alabama 1927, p. 704).

We will take a brief summary of the evidence from appellant’s brief, filed on this appeal. It is:

“During the month of April, 1930, two deputy Sheriffs of Jefferson County, namely, Lamb and Riealls, were parked in an automobile in a side road that led into the Short Creek Road, in Jefferson County, and within the jurisdiction of the Bessemer Division of the Circuit Court of that county.

“The appellant came along the Short Creek Highway (Road), travelling in a Roosevelt Eight Sedan, with…