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ADAMS v. STATE

No. 39971.

227 Miss. 25 (1956)

85 So.2d 908

ADAMS v. STATE

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 5, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Gary Sutherland, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

John Price, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

GILLESPIE, J.

(Hn 1) At a trial for criminal contempt for violating an injunction against the possession of intoxicating liquors, it was proven that Adams had in his possession a quantity of intoxicating liquor. Appellant contends that the State failed to prove him guilty of criminal contempt beyond a reasonable doubt because it was not shown that he was able to comply with the injunction; that it was shown by the testimony that the liquor he possessed...

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