Moses v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lincoln county. Hon. D. M. Miller, Judge. Florence Moses was convicted of unlawful retailing and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The indictment charges that defendant did, on the 2d day of January, A. D. 1911, sell and retail intoxicating liquor.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Lincoln county. Hon. D. M. Miller, Judge. Florence Moses was convicted of unlawful retailing and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The indictment charges that defendant did, on the 2d day of January, A. D. 1911, sell and retail intoxicating liquor. On pages 18 and 19 of the record, you will see that the state witnesses, Felix Coleman and Henry Smith, were permitted, over defendant’s objection, to give testimony of a sale of whiskey on January 12, 1911, being several days after the date of sale alleged in the indictment. This was…
1Opinion of the Court
McLain, C.
Appellant was convicted in the circuit court of Lincoln county for unlawful sale of liquor,-and was sentenced to pay a fine of five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for ninety days. From this judgment and sentence, she appeals to this court.
*348The indictment in this case was returned into the court and marked filed “January 16, 1911.” In the body of the" indictment the crime is alleged to have been committed on January 7, 1911. Felix Coleman and Bill Smith both testified that they bought whisky from appellant on January 12, 1911. Birt Coon testified that he bought whisky from…
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