People v. Blackwell

The defendant Blackwell and one E. N. Weed were jointly charged with the offense of unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor. Blackwell was tried separately and convicted. He has appealed from the judgment and the order denying a new trial.

The defendant was the proprietor of a drugstore at the time of the alleged offense and Weed was one of the employees in the same store. He became one of the principal witnesses for the prosecution under a promise made by the district attorney to dismiss the case against him if he “would testify against Mr. Blackwell.” Weed testified that Mr. and Mrs. Pierce,…