State v. Mancuso
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu'; Winston Over-ton, Judge. John Mancuso was convicted of unlawfully selling and receiving an order for intoxicating liquors, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Defendant was indicted on two counts:(1) For selling and retailing intoxicating liquor, to wit, one point of whisky for $1, without previously obtaining a license from the local authorities.(2) For unlawfully receiving an order for the purchase of spirituous and intoxicating liquor in prohibition territory, to wit, city of Lake Charles, parish of Calcasieu.
[2] Defendant was duly arraigned and pleaded not guilty. The first bill of exception was taken to the refusal of the judge, after the state had adduced all of its evidence in chief, to grant defendant’s motion for delay in order that he…
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