Edwards v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for misdemeanor; from Taliaferro superior court — Judge Walker. December 12, 1919. 1. The indictment charged that on January 8, 1919, the defendant “did knowingly permit and allow and did have and possess and locate on his premises apparatus for the distilling and manufacturing of spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, and intoxicating liquors and prohibited liquors and beverages, contrary to the laws of said State,” etc.
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Indictment for misdemeanor; from Taliaferro superior court — Judge Walker. December 12, 1919. 1. The indictment charged that on January 8, 1919, the defendant “did knowingly permit and allow and did have and possess and locate on his premises apparatus for the distilling and manufacturing of spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, and intoxicating liquors and prohibited liquors and beverages, contrary to the laws of said State,” etc. The demurrer was on tlie following grounds: (1) The indictment does not describe the premises on which it is alleged the apparatus was located. (2) The nature and…
1Opinion of the CourtBkoyles, C. J.
1. The court did not err in overruling the demurrer to the indictment.(a) The last ground of the demurrer is too general and indefinite to raise the question of the constitutionality of section 22 of the act of the General Assembly approved March 28, 1917 (Ga. L. Ex. Sess. 1917, p. 18). See, in this connection, Rooks v. Tindall, 138 Ga. 863 (70 *180S. E. 378); Commercial Bank v. Blassingame, 147 Ga. 636 (95 S. E. 222) ; Crapp v. State, 148 Ga. 150 (95 S. E. 993).
Decided April 13, 1920. Indictment for misdemeanor; from Taliaferro superior court — Judge Walker. December 12, 1919. 1. The indictment…
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