Green v. State

Mar 6, 1928
7 Div. 415.
Reporters:
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Before:
Rice
RICE, J.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of violating the prohibition laws. The case originated ‍‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‍in the county court of Calhoun county where the affidavit against defendant charged him with “having in his possession and selling spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors.” In the circuit court ‍‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‍the solicitor saw fit to file a complaint, under which appellant was convicted, charging that defendant “did buy, sell or have in possession illegally, etc., prohibited liquors, contrary to law.” Motion ‍‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‍was seasonably made to strike the complaint filed in the circuit court, on the ground that the same constituted a departure from the original charge. This motion should have ‍‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‍been granted. Green v. State, ante, p. 56, 112 So. 98.

For the error in denying it, the judgment must be reversed, and, since the other questions raised are not ‍‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‍at all likely to arise upon another trial, they will not be considered.

Reversed and remanded.