Johnson v. State

SAMFORD, Judge.

There is no bill of exceptions and the appeal is on the record proper.

The prosecution was begun by affidavit which reads as follows: “Before.me, H. C. Holleman, Judge Inferior Court, Beat 5, in and for said County, personally appeared Roscoe Hawkins, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says, on oath, that in said County on or about June 29/35, one Douglas Johnson did have in his possession certain intoxicating liquors against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.” The affidavit was signed and sworn to before the judge of the inferior court of beat 5.

Appellant raises the…