State v. Speedling

Evans, J. —

The defendant was charged, in terms, with the crime of bootlegging, in that he violated the provisions of Section 2461-a of the Supplemental Supplement of 1915. The charge is predicated upon a transaction under date of April 18, 1923, in that, on such date, the defendant sold intoxicating liquor to Martin and Pickett, to wit, a bottle of “jake.” The evidence in the record presents no dispute. The question presented to us is solely of statutory construction. The evidence for the State was that, at and before the date of -the event charged, the defendant was operating a drug store.…