Legal Opinion

Davenport v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided September 7, 1916PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. Wm. E. Fort. Oscar Davenport was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.

This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment of conviction for violation of the prohibition statute. The affidavit contained six counts. A motion to quash was made, addressed to the affidavit as a whole, and demurrers were interposed addressed to the second and subsequent counts. The state elected to prosecute only under the first count; consequently we pretermit all discussion save as to that count.(1) The first count charged defendant, in the alternative, with manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, keeping for sale, or otherwise disposing of, prohiibted liquors or beverages contrary to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  2. Noel v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  3. Sanderson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  4. McClellan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
  5. Gilbert v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Stephens v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920
  2. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  3. Latikos v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920

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