Neely v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Yalobusha county. Hon. N. A. Taylor, Judge. Anderson Neely was convicted of unlawful retailing and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Yalobusha county. Hon. N. A. Taylor, Judge. Anderson Neely was convicted of unlawful retailing and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Eeally the only question to be decided on this appeal is whether or not witnesses can go before a grand jury, and secure an indictment against a defendant for selling-liquor, and then, while this indictment is pending, go before a magistrate and make an affidavit out against the same defendant for selling liquor, six months prior to the return of the indictment, and secure a conviction on this…
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, C. J.
The record shows that appellant was indicted generally for unlawful retailing at the August term, 1910, of the circuit court of Yalobusha county. The offense charged in the indictment is alleged to have been committed on the 1st day of August of that year, and it -also appears that appellant was arrested under this indictment. The appellant was not placed on trial under the indictment at the August term of the circuit court, and has not been tried under the indictment, though the indictment is still pending in the circuit court of the county. After the finding of this indictment in the…
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