Demereaux v. State

George Demereaux was indicted, charged with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors on November 27, 1928. It was further charged that this constituted a third offense against the prohibition laws, in that Demereaux had pleaded guilty to a like charge of unlawful possession on the 13th day of February, 1928, in the municipal court of Portsmouth, and again, on May 5,1928, had been found guilty in the municipal court of a like offense. He entered a plea of not guilty, was tried, and a verdict of guilty returned. He was sentenced to the penitentiary, and brings this proceeding to reverse…