Opinion

Weaver v. State

  • 216 Ala. 557
  • 114 So. 67
  • 1927 Ala. LEXIS 263
Court
Supreme Court of Alabama
Filed
Oct 13, 1927
Status
Published
Author
Brown
On the bench
Anderson, Brown, Somervidle, Thomas
Cited by
5 cases
Authority
More cited than 71.5%

The opinion

BROWN, X

In reviewing the decision of the Court of Appeals, on certiorari, as to matters of fact, this court will not look beyond. the opinion of that court, and, if the facts stated in the opinion justified the conclusion and judgment of the Court of Appeals, the writ will be denied. Campbell v. The State, ante, p. 295, 112 So. 902 .

The facts- appearing in the opinion of the Court of Appeals show without dispute that the petitioner was present with Short, moving around the still ..while it was in full operation, and that he attempted to escape arrest by flight, after being arrested, and brought back to the still, and while the officers were engaged in. destroying the still; the evidence tending to show that he made an inculpatory admission or statement going to show that he was interested with Short in the possession and operation of the still.

The questions here argued involve the refusal of the Court of Appeals to reverse the trial court for denying the affirmative charge to defendant, and overruling his motion for a new trial. We are not of opinion that error in this respect was shown. The facts stated made a jury case, and, without more, justified the denial of a new trial. Southern R. Co. v. Kirsch, 150 Ala. 659 , 43 So. 796 ; Cobb v. Malone, 92 Ala. 630 , 9 So. 738 .

Writ denied.

ANDERSON, C. X, and SOMERVIDLE and THOMAS, JX, concur.

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