Ray v. State

In Grant v. State, 117 So. 1, this court, by a majority opinion, held that the courts do not judicially know that “home brew” is a brewed or fermented liquor or beverage within the meaning of Code' 1923, § 4615, defining prohibited liquors.

In Sharp v. State (Ala. App.) 118 So. 238, 1 the Grant Case was specifically approved on the above holding, and the opinion in the Sharp Case was approved by the Supreme Court. Sharp v. State, 118 So. 239. 2 The state, in recognition of the above rule, introduced evidence tending to prove that the contents of the bottles found contained alcohol. The…