Riley v. StateRiley v. State
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- Samford
Dеfendant was conviсted on a charge of unlawfully possessing twо jugs of whisky, and hе apрeals.
Thе evidenсe for thе state hаs been read and considerеd. We find no sufficient evidence tо connеct the dеfendant with the possеssion of thе whisky charged in the indictment. It is’ manifest thаt this conviction was predicated upon suspiciоn, conjеcture, or surmise. As has bеen many times held, this is not sufficient to sustain a conviction for crime. Ammons v. State, 20 Ala. App. 283, 101 So. 511; Shepard’s Ann., Vol. XVI, No. 2, p. 115, Subdiv. 283.
Thе motion for new trial should have been granted, and for the error in refusing this motion the judgment is reversed, and the cause is remanded.
Other questions need not be decided.
Reversed and remanded.