State v. Maddock
Oregon Supreme Court
From Morrow: Henry J. Bean, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. ' The defendant herein, E. C. Maddock, was indicted by the grand jury of Morrow County for selling intoxicating liquor in violation of the local option law. He pleaded not guilty. The case was tried by the court without a jury, in pursuance of a stipulation which recited certain facts, leaving the court to pronounce judgment thereon.
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From Morrow: Henry J. Bean, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. ' The defendant herein, E. C. Maddock, was indicted by the grand jury of Morrow County for selling intoxicating liquor in violation of the local option law. He pleaded not guilty. The case was tried by the court without a jury, in pursuance of a stipulation which recited certain facts, leaving the court to pronounce judgment thereon. By the stipulation, it was agreed, in substance, that the facts alleged in' the indictment are true; but the defendant contends that the acts narrated therein are not violative of any statute of…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. JusticeBurnett
delivered the opinion of the court.
The constitution of the State, as it existed at and prior to the filing of the indictment, declared that “there shall be elected in each county, for the term of four years, a county judge, who shall hold the county court at times to be regulated by law. The county court shall have the jurisdiction pertaining to probate courts, and boards *545of county commissioners, and such other powers and duties, and such civil jurisdiction not exceeding the amount or value of five hundred dollars, and such criminal jurisdiction not extending to death or…
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