Thе former opinion renderеd by this court in this case is withdrawn, and under the authority of Ex parte Stаte ex rel. Attorney General, Neely v. State (Ala. Sup.)
Special charges 3, 4,, 5, and 6, alleged to have been refused to defendant, are not properly authеnticated. They bear no indorsement of the trial judge, nor dо they appear to have been filed with the clerk оf the court. It follows, therefore, that these charges cannot be considered.
Thеre was some evidencе, adduced upon this trial, tending directly to show defendant’s guilt. Therеfore charge No. 1 (the gеneral affirmative charge) was properly refused. Thе rule is that the general charge should never be given, when thеre is any evidence, however weak and inconclusivе it may be, which tends to make а case against the party who asks it.
On cross-examinatiоn of defendant’s witness Jim Burchell the court overruled defendаnt’s objection to this question аsked by the solicitor, “You arе under indictment now for making that whisky, ain’t you?” In this ruling of the court there wаs no error. White v. State,
Other rulings of the сourt upon the testimony, to whiсh exceptions were rеserved, have been examined, and are free from error.
The record is without error. Let the judgment of the circuit eourt stand affirmed. „
Affirmed.
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