State v. Bland

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

R. J. Bland, Charles Dixon and Harry Brown were prosecuted for violations of the prohibitory liquor law. In the information ■ each was charged in eleven counts with illegal sales of intoxicating liquors, and in the twelfth count each was charged with maintaining a common nuisance. Upon arraignment the defendants refused to plead, and thereupon a plea of not guilty was entered by the court as to each. The refusal to plead was based on the claim that the information was without validity because it was not entitled as the district court of…