State v. McCinton

The information in this case charges the defendant with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes. Defendant filed a'motion to quash the information on the grounds that it does not charge any crime known to the laws of the state of Louisiana, and that Act 39, Ex. Sess. 1921, is unconstitutional, for the reason that said act attempts to define intoxicating liquor by reference to another code or set of laws contrary to the Constitution of this state. Defendant did not call for a bill of particulars. These contentions were decided adversely to defendant in the case of…