Thompson v. State
| Court | Alabama Court of Appeals |
| Writing for the Court | SAMFORD, J. |
| Citation | Thompson v. State, 21 Ala. App. 498, 109 So. 557 (Ala. App. 1926) |
| Decision Date | 15 June 1926 |
| Docket Number | 6 Div. 899 |
| Parties | THOMPSON v. STATE. |
Rehearing Denied Aug. 31, 1926
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; J.C.B. Gwin, Judge.
Essie Thompson was convicted of violating the Prohibition Law and she appeals. Affirmed.
Benton Bentley & Moore, of Bessemer, for appellant.
Harwell G.Davis, Atty. Gen., and Chas. H. Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen for the State.
The evidence, though circumstantial in a large measure, tended to connect the defendant with the possession of the whisky and that she had it for sale. Therefore all charges instructing affirmatively that the defendant was not guilty were properly refused. Tatum v. State, 20 Ala.App. 436, 102 So 726.
Refused charge 32 does not state a correct proposition of law. Manucaption or physical dominion of whisky is not necessary to a conviction for possessing liquor under our statute. No sufficient exception is reserved to the remark of the solicitor as to authorize a review by this court.
In making out the state's case it was relevant to prove by the officers that a search was made of defendant's premises; that they found whisky there located; that it was near a hog pen on the premises in a brier patch; that a trail led from the house to the hog pen; that shortly before defendant was arrested automobiles frequented defendant's house,...
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