State v. Gillan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vernon; Don E. So Relie, Judge. E. D. Gillan was convicted of selling intoxicating liquors, and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
*1047On Motion to Dismiss.
LAND, J.
The accused was prosecuted for selling intoxicating liquors without a license, and, having been found guilty, was fined $150 and costs, or in default of payment, to be imprisoned in the parish jail for four months, subject to work on the public roads, as provided by law.
It appears that on the trial below the accused raised the question of the unconstitutionality of Act 40, p. 40, of 1908, making a certificate from the United States internal revenue collector, showing that a liquor license had issued to the accused, prima facie evidence of guilt. The trial judge…
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