Graham v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for selling liquor to minor. • Before Judge Proffitt. City court of Elberton. November 28, 1904.
1Opinion of the CourtLamar, J.
1. Whether the liquor sold was intoxicating or not was a matter about which the evidence was in conflict, but that of the State was sufficient to warrant a conviction.
2. In a prosecution for the sale of liquor to a minor, under the Penal Code, §444,. the burden is on the defendant to show written authority from the parent or guardian. Reich v. State, 63 Ga. 620 ; Amos v. State, 34 Ga. 531; Hines v. State, 93 Ga. 187 (2).
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Reich v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Amos v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1866
- Hines v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- Blocker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912