Johnson v. People

On December 5, 1892, the prosecuting attorney filed in the district court an information charging plaintiff in error with having kept open a saloon for the sale of liquors on the Sabbath day, in the county of Arapahoe, in this state. A trial was had, resulting in a conviction and sentence to pay a fine of $100, and to stand committed until the fine was paid. The finding as to the facts and the guilt of the party are not questioned.

Counsel for plaintiff in error says, in argument, “ the record presents numerous and highly important questions of constitutional law,” but as nearly all of them…