Alabama Court of Appeals, 1935

Johnson v. State

Johnson v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals · Decided February 12, 1935 · Samford
158 So. 458; 26 Ala. App. 327; 1935 Ala. App. LEXIS 49 (Southern Reporter)

Johnson v. State

Opinion of the Court

SAMFORD, Judge.

The propositions of law presented in this record are not new or novel, and have many times been decided by this court;

The only question is, Do the facts justify a conviction from the circumstances proven?

That the defendant was in constructive possession of parts of a still suitable to be used in the manufacture of whisky is unquestioned. That such possession was such as to prove a guilty knowledge on the part of defendant could legitimately be inferred from the facts proven.

These facts being established to the satisfaction of the jury beyond a reasonable doubt, it became a jury question as to whether the still was complete. All these questions were submitted to the jury under the charge of the court.

We find no reversible error in the record, and the judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

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