Garrison v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Newton Circuit Court; J. M. Shinn, Judge; The indictment is insufficient because it does not show the name of the purchaser of the whiskey. 13 Ark. 703; 68 Id. 188; 47 S. W. 1015. Only two witnesses testified to the sale, and one of these was discredited, and that discredited the other, and the verdict is not supported by any evidence. 1. The indictment was not insufficient because it did not name the purchaser of the liquor (125 Ark. 47), and that objection…
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Appeal from Newton Circuit Court; J. M. Shinn, Judge; The indictment is insufficient because it does not show the name of the purchaser of the whiskey. 13 Ark. 703; 68 Id. 188; 47 S. W. 1015. Only two witnesses testified to the sale, and one of these was discredited, and that discredited the other, and the verdict is not supported by any evidence. 1. The indictment was not insufficient because it did not name the purchaser of the liquor (125 Ark. 47), and that objection should be overruled. The law has been changed. A party may now impeach his own witness where it is indispensible. C. & M.…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted in the Newton Circuit Court for selling whiskey, and, as a punishment therefor, sentenced to the State penitentiary for a term of one year. From that judgment is this appeal.
The indictment was assailed in the trial court on the ground that it did not name the person to whom the alleged illegal sale of intoxicating liquors was made. Over the objection and exception of appellant, the court sustained the indictment, and it is contended that reversible error, was committed in doing so. The contention is made that, since the offense has been raised to…
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