State v. Dixon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Francis, J.

Defendant was convicted in the county court, November 13, 1960, on an indictment which charged that he did manufacture, process, distill and possess illicit alcoholic beverages in violation of R. S. 33 :l-50(e). The offense is a misdemeanor cognizable in the county court and not in the municipal court. The Appellate Division affirmed, and after some intermediate proceedings, we granted certification on defendant’s petition. 38 N. J. 363 (1962).

A number of grounds for reversal have been presented to us. It is necessary to consider only one of…