Tonsey v. State

Jun 6, 1907
Reporters:
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Before:
Dowdell
DOWDELL, J.

The indictment was in Code form. ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍Under the indictment a sale made in violation of a local law could be ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍shown. — Section 5077, Cr. Code 1896; Olmstead v. State, 89 Ala. 16, 7 South. 775; Ulmer v. State, 61 Ala. ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍208; Sills v. State, 76 Ala. 92.

The demurrer to the indictment was properly overruled. This being ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍the only question presented on the record, the judgment appealed from is affirmed.

Affirmed.

Tyson, C. ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‍J., and Anderson and McClellan, JJ.:. concur.