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Christian v. StateChristian v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jan 15, 1867
Reporters:
Before:
Byrd
BYRD, J.

After giving a careful consideration to the able argment ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍of the counsel for the appellant, we feel constrained to affirm the judgment of the court below, on the authority ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍of the cases cited on the brief of the attorney-general. The charge‘of the court is correct.

In referring to the case ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍of Patterson v. The State, as .authority, we do not commit ourselves to the position that, if the liquor is drunk in another ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍State, although on or about the premises of the seller, he is guilty, as matter of law or fact, of the ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‍offense of retailing under section 1058 of the Code.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Christian v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Jan 15, 1867
Citation: 40 Ala. 376
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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