Commonwealth v. Hull
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 41, April T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Somerset Co., Feb. T., 1916, No. 18, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. B. W. Hull. Indictment for selling liquor without a license. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty upon Avhich judgment of sentence was passed. Errors assigned were instructions set forth in the opinion of the Superior Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The indictment in this case charged that the defendant, “unlawfully did sell and offer for sale vinous, spirituous, malt and brewed liquors and admixtures thereof, without having first obtained a license agreeably to law.” This indictment was founded upon the Act of May 13, 1887, Sec. 15, P. L. 113, which declares: “Any person who shall hereafter be convicted of selling or offering for sale any vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed liquors, or any admixture thereof, without a license, shall be sentenced, &c.” At the trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty as indicted,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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