Parker v. State

Oct 10, 1919
10661
Reporters:
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Before:
Broyles
Broyles, O. J.

1. The court properly charged the law of circumstantial evidence.

2. The defendant was charged with ‍​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍the violation of a rule and regulation of the State veterinarian approved by the commissioner‘of agriculture, to wit, Regulation 16, paragraph 3 of Bulletin 14, Series A, which prohibited the sale of hogs exposed ‍​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍to, or infected with, hog cholera. The *268defendant’s main contention,’ supported by his statement and by the testimony of witnesses, was that he did not know that the hogs sold by him were infected with, ‍​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍or had been exposed to, hog cholera. It was therefore reversible error for the court, even in the absence of a timely and appropriate written request, to fail to submit to the jury this ‍​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍contention of the defendant, with instructions that if they found this contention to be true the defendant should be acquitted.

Decided October 10, 1919. Accusation of misd ueanor; from city court of Dublin—Judge Flynt. May 19, ‍​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‍191,/. George H. Oar swell, J. 8. Adams, for plaintiff in error. T. E. Hightower, solicitor, contra.

Judgment reversed.

Luke-and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.