Shiflett v. Commonwealth

This is an indictment for selling ardent spirits without having a license to do so. The jury found the accused guilty and fixed his punishment at a fine of $100 and imprisonment in jail for six months. The trial court refused to set aside the verdict on the ground that the verdict was contrary to law.

The statute under which the accused was prosecuted is the same as that upon which the prosecution was based in the case of the Commonwealth against the accused, in which an opinion has just been handed down, ante, p. 876, and to which reference is made for the terms of the statute.'

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