State v. Doremus
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington; Joseph B. Lancaster, Judge. C. Doremus was convicted of operating a blind tiger, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The'indictment, intending to charge the defendant with operating a blind tiger, alleged that he did, on the 24th. day of December, 1914, in the parish of Washington, 'La., “willfully and unlawfully keep spirituous and intoxicating liquors for sale, barter, exchange and habitual giving away as a beverage in connection with his business of running a drug store, contrary to'the form of the statute,” etc.
The defendant filed a motion to quash the indictment because, as he alleges, 'it does not charge the commission of any crime, and because, if based upon Act No. 146 of 1914, that statute, as he…
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