May v. State

Holmes, C.

Appellant was convicted in a justice of the peace court of Jefferson Davis County on an affidavit charging that he did “ unlawfully and wilfully sell intoxicating beverage, to-wit, beer, contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Mississippi”. He appealed to the circuit court where he was again convicted, and from this latter conviction he prosecutes this appeal.

Numerous grounds are assigned for the reversal of the judgment of conviction, but in view of our conclusion we consider only the contention of…