Quinlan v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for misdemeanor; from Bibb superior court — Judge Mathews. July 25, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
The evidence demanded the conviction of the accused. It is a violation of-Ahe-very -letter of section 448 of the Penal Code to engage in the sale of substitutes for intoxicants without having first obtained a license and paid the tax required by law. This being so, it is wholly immaterial what instructions were given to the jury.
*670The proper way to test the competency of an individual juror is by challenge, to the poll. The fact that the panel of jurors put upon the accused had previously tried a similar case did not authorize a challenge to the array. Each juror should have been challenged,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Chance v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
- Chernock v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Kincaid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913