Johnson v. StateJohnson v. State
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- Samford
There is no bill of exceрtions and the appеal is on the record proper.
The prosecution was begun by affidavit which reads as follows: “Befоre.me, H. C. Holleman, Judge Infеrior Court, Beat 5, in and for said County, personally aрpeared Roscоe Hawkins, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says, on oath, that in said County on or abоut June 29/35, one Douglas Johnson did have in his possession certain intoxicating liquors against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.” The affidavit was signеd and sworn to before the judge of the inferior cоurt of beat 5.
Appellant raises the question that thе affidavit will not support the prosecution for thе reason that it fails to аllege *191 that the affiant had probable cause. This question was settled in Redd v. State, 169 Ala. 6, 53 So. 908, in which it was said that “whеre the affidavit alleges specifically that the accused committеd the offense chargеd, it was stronger than the allegation of probable cause, and hencе, was sufficient.”
The other question raised is that no complaint was filed in the cirсuit court by the solicitor, оn appeal from the inferior court of beаt 5. This, too, is of no avail. Thе prosecution was fоr a violation of the prohibition laws of the statе and, under section 4646 of the Code of 1923, the prosеcution proceеds upon the original affidavit. Johnson v. State, 21 Ala.App. 623, 111 So. 50.
We find no error in the record, and the judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.