State v. Rowe
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was a prosecution for violation of the provisions of section -nine of chapter ninety-four of the General Statutes, relating to the sale, &c., of intoxicating liquor. The prosecution was commenced in the city court of the city of Burlington, and came to the county court by appeal. Trial by jury, September term, 1869, Chittenden county, Pierpoint, 0. J., presiding. In the county court the respondent filed a general demurrer to the complaint, which was overruled.
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This was a prosecution for violation of the provisions of section -nine of chapter ninety-four of the General Statutes, relating to the sale, &c., of intoxicating liquor. The prosecution was commenced in the city court of the city of Burlington, and came to the county court by appeal. Trial by jury, September term, 1869, Chittenden county, Pierpoint, 0. J., presiding. In the county court the respondent filed a general demurrer to the complaint, which was overruled. Thereupon -a question arose as to the judgment to be rendered, and the extent of the fine, and the number of offenses, &c., and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wilson, J.
The exceptions in this case present two questions for the consideration of the court: one relates to the ruling of the county court under which testimony was admitted to show sales of intoxicating liquor to other persons than those named in the specification filed in the city court, and the. other relates to the trial and sentence of the respondent after the demurrer was over*267ruled. In prosecutions for the offenses charged, it has been repeatedly decided by this court, that the form of a complaint, information or indictment given in the…
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