McGruder v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Constitutional law. Statutes. Local option. Liquor. Practice. Demurrer. Evidence. Charge of court. New trial. Before Judge Richard IL Clark. Douglas superior court.
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Constitutional law. Statutes. Local option. Liquor. Practice. Demurrer. Evidence. Charge of court. New trial. Before Judge Richard IL Clark. Douglas superior court. January term, 1889. The evidence introduced by the State was to the effect that a “blind tiger,” or place where spirituous liquors were illegally sold, was established by some one at a certain place in Douglas county; two men went there to get whiskey, and one did buy some; the other “asked ‘Tige’ to let him have half a pint on credit, but ‘Tige’ replied that he could not do so.” Neither saw the seller; and one of the two…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justiee.
McGruder was indicted and convicted for violating *618the special prohibition law of Douglas county. He made a motion for a new trial upon the several grounds set out therein, which was overruled by the court, and he excepted.
1. There was sufficient evidence to authorize the verdict.
2. The main question relied upon in the argument here for reversal of the judgment refusing a new trial, was that the verdict was contrary to law, in this, (1) that the local act approved September 4th, 1885, under which the plaintiff in error was convicted, was repealed by the general local option…
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