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Sparks v. StateSparks v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals
Dec 19, 1922
6 Div. 45.
Reporters:
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Before:
Samford
SAMFORD, J.

The affidavit charged the possession of prohibited liquors, and the ‍​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍evidence for the state tended to establish this charge. ‘

A proper predicate having been laid, it was competent for the state ‍​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍to show by its witness what the defendant said regarding the‘whisky found on premises in his possession or under his control.

The remark ‍​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍of the solicitor during his argument to the jury’ that the defendant is a bootlegger, and was being defended by a ‍​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍bootlegger’s lawyer,” was not such prejudicial argument, as, under the facts in this case, would warrant a reversal.

We find no error ‍​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍in the record, and the judgment is affirmed.*

Affirmed.

MERRITT, J., not sitting.

Case Details

Case Name: Sparks v. State
Court Name: Alabama Court of Appeals
Date Published: Dec 19, 1922
Citations: 95 So. 200; 19 Ala. App. 82; 1922 Ala. App. LEXIS 49; 6 Div. 45.
Docket Number: 6 Div. 45.
Court Abbreviation: Ala. Ct. App.
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