State v. Brown
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an information in one count for a violation of the statute relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor. The information alleged that the respondent “ did at divers times sell, furnish and give away intoxicating liquor without authority, &c. The respondent demurred to the information. The court, September Term, 1863, Piereoint, J., presiding, overruled the demurrer, and adjudged the information sufficient, — to which the respondent excepted.
1Opinion of the CourtBarrett, J.
This is a prosecution under § 9 ch. 94 Gen. St.
The complaint is that the respondent “did, at divers times, sell, furnish and give away intoxicating liquors,” &c. The objection taken under the demurrer is, that the complaint is bad for duplicity, by alleging commission of at least two separate offences.
We do not feel called upon to enter very fully into the discussion of common law rules as applicable to the pleadings in criminal prosecutions. The legislature have industriously endeavored to relieve the administration of the liquor law from questions of this character, by enacting a code of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1854
- State v. FreemanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1855
- State v. WilkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1845
3Cited by3 opinions
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- In re BarkerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1884
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