State v. Hoagland
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Washington District Court.— Hon. W. R. Lewis, Judge. Tnu defendant and one W. H. Hoagland were jointly indicted on a charge of keeping and maintaining a nuisance by unlawful traffic in intoxicating liquors. They were jointly tried, and the defendant was alone found guilty. He appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRotttrock, J.
It is claimed that the verdict is not supported by the evidence. It appears from the record that the defendant is a registered pharmacist,and that on the sixteenth day of December, 1886, he obtained a permit from the board of supervisors of Washington county, authorizing him to sell intoxicating liquors for medicinal puiposes only. He is a practicing physician, *136and owner and proprietor of a drag-store at the town of Brighton. The indictment was found on the fifth day of May, 1887, and all the sales of liquor made by him, as shown by the evidence, were made while he held said permit to sell.…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- Harlan v. RichmondSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899