McLaurin v. State

Appellant was indicted at the November, 1926, term of the circuit court of the Second district of Jones county, being charged with the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor.

The state introduced more than one sale in evidence, and the point is made that the second sale so introduced was not shown to have taken place prior to the date alleged in the indictment. The indictment alleged the sale to have taken place on the 24th day of November, 1926.

The state’s witness testified that he first purchased a gallon of whisky from the appellant some three months before the convening of the court at which…