Legal Opinion

Perez v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided May 3, 1949No. 1 Div. 588PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARR, Judge.

The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted by the court below, without a jury, for the unlawful possession of marijuana in violation of Title 22, Secs. 256-258, Code 1940.

The only question presented for our review is whether or not the evidence is sufficiently potent to sustain the adjudication of guilt.

The Assistant Attorney General has delineated the tendencies of the evidence with commendable care and accuracy. We copy the statement from his brief:

“At about 4:00 a. m. o’clock on August 14, 1948, two police officers of the City of Mobile were patrolling the city streets in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Desilvey v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
  2. Peterson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
  3. Winchester v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1940

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Peachie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977

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