State v. Cowan

Two indictments were returned against the appellant in the circuit court of Wayne county, Missouri, the first containing one count, the second containing two counts, each count charging him with, selling intoxicating liquor to designated persons in violation of the Local Option Law alleged to have been in force in Wayne county at the time of the- commission of the alleged offenses. The indictments were consolidated. Defendant, when arraigned, interposed .a motion to quash, claiming that the Local Option Law was in violation of the Constitution of this state and of the United States in various…