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Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Jun 29, 1937
176 So. 314 (Ala. Crim. App. 1937)

Opinion

8 Div. 471.

June 15, 1937. Application for Rehearing Dismissed June 29, 1937.

Appeal from Law and Equity Court, Lauderdale County; Robt. M. Hill, Judge.

Lena Williams was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and she appeals.

Judgment affirmed.

Certiorari denied by Supreme Court in Williams v. State, 234 Ala. 545, 176 So. 314.

Fred S. Parnell, of Florence, for appellant.

A. A. Carmichael, Atty. Gen., for the State.


The only question raised by this record is the refusal of the court to give, at the request of the defendant, the general affirmative charge. It is contended that the evidence for the State failed to make out a case authorizing a conviction. We cannot agree with the appellant in this contention. The whisky was found in the room of the defendant and in a locked trunk, to which the defendant had the key. Nobody had access to this whisky but the defendant, and the only inferences to be drawn from the facts proven were that the defendant had possession of the whisky and knew it was in her possession.

There is no error in the record, and the judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Williams v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Jun 29, 1937
176 So. 314 (Ala. Crim. App. 1937)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAMS v. STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Jun 29, 1937

Citations

176 So. 314 (Ala. Crim. App. 1937)
176 So. 314