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Snellgrove v. StateSnellgrove v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals
Nov 23, 1937
4 Div. 388.
Reporters:
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Before:
Rice
RICE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of ‍​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍illegally having in possession “prohibited liquor.”

The State’s evidence made out every element of the ‍​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍offense charged. There was none opposed. The punishment inflicted was the minimum, under the law.

Without ‍​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍stultifying themselves, the jury could not have returned a verdict of acquittal.

So, misconduct on their ‍​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍part, even if it occurred — -which we do not decide — could not ‍​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‍have worked prejudice to appellant.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Snellgrove v. State
Court Name: Alabama Court of Appeals
Date Published: Nov 23, 1937
Citations: 177 So. 353; 28 Ala. App. 27; 1937 Ala. App. LEXIS 175; 4 Div. 388.
Docket Number: 4 Div. 388.
Court Abbreviation: Ala. Ct. App.
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