Rice v. People

delivered, the opinion of the Court:

This was an indictment in the McLean Circuit Court against the plaintiff in error for selling spirituous liquors without a license, by a less quantity than one quart.

A motion to quash the indictment was overruled, and a trial was had on the plea of not guilty, and a verdict for the people. A motion for a new trial was entered by the defendant, which was overruled, to which the defendant excepted. 'A judgment was entered upon the verdict, to reverse which the defendant prosecutes this writ of error, and assigns for error that the name of the party to whom…