Giozza v. Tiernan
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES EOR 'THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP TEXAS. Francois Giozza was indicted in the criminal district court of Galveston County, Texas, upon the charge of having pursued the occupation of selling spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in quantities less than one quart, without having first obtained a license therefor; and. was tried, convicted and fined in the sum of $450. He thereupon carried the case by appeal to the Court of Appeals of…
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APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES EOR 'THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP TEXAS. Francois Giozza was indicted in the criminal district court of Galveston County, Texas, upon the charge of having pursued the occupation of selling spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in quantities less than one quart, without having first obtained a license therefor; and. was tried, convicted and fined in the sum of $450. He thereupon carried the case by appeal to the Court of Appeals of Texas, the court of last resort in criminal cases, which affirmed the judgment.. Subsequently he was arrested and held…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fullee
As upon the face of the petition it appeared that the validity of the statute of which appellant complains was drawn in question in the state court on the ground of its repugnancy to the Constitution of the "United States, and the decision was in favor of its validity, the remedy which should have been sought was by writ Of error. But since the Circuit Court held that petitioner was not illegally restrained of his liberty, and the contention was that the proceedings against him were wholly void because the statute regulating the sale of liquors was void, we will not dispose of the casé on the…
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