Alabama Court of Appeals, 1925

Johnson v. State

Johnson v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals · Decided May 12, 1925 · Samford
104 So. 352; 20 Ala. App. 598; 1925 Ala. App. LEXIS 109 (Southern Reporter)

Johnson v. State

Opinion of the Court

SAMFORD, J.

Two half pints and five half pints of whisky were found by the officers lying in the grass at the inside edge of the sidewalk, adjoining a building in Girard, Ala. The defendant was a night watchman and had been within 10 feet of the two pints and 35 to 40 feet of the five pints. This is literally all of the testimony offered by the state tending to connect the defendant with the possession or its sale. The defendant, was entitled to the general charge.

The judgment is reversed, and the cause is remanded. '

Reversed and remanded.

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