People v. Spagnoli

The defendant was convicted of the violation of a county ordinance, commonly known as the “Little Volstead Act,” and he appeals from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial. The charging part of the information is as follows:

“The said named defendant did on or about the 8th day of August, 1921, at and in the said county of Tuolumne, state of California, then and there willfully and unlawfully and in violation of ordinance No. 107 of the county of Tuolumne, being an ordinance prohibiting the sale, manufacture or unlawful possession or transportation of intoxicating…