State v. Blackman
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Shawnee District Court. Prosecution for a violation of the prohibitory liquor law. At the January Term, 1884, defendant Blaaltman was found guilty on seven of the twelve, counts of the information filed against him.
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Appeal from Shawnee District Court. Prosecution for a violation of the prohibitory liquor law. At the January Term, 1884, defendant Blaaltman was found guilty on seven of the twelve, counts of the information filed against him. The court overruled his motion for a new trial, and adjudged that— “The defendant do pay a fine of $100 on the first, second,' third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh counts in the information filed herein, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of $700, together with the costs of this suit, taxed at $235.15, and that said defendant do stand committed to the jail of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was a criminal prosecution against the defendant for selling intoxicating liquors in violation of the prohibitory liquor law of 1881. There were twelve counts in the information, and the defendant was found guilty and sentenced on seven of such counts. He now appeals to this court. His counsel present three points for consideration.
The first point presented is, that “the evidence in this case was that of informers, and the court should have instructed the jury to receive such evidence with the greatest caution and distrust.” Now it…
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