Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 16, 1926No. File No. 5835PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGates, P. J.

Defendant was convicted of the offense of furnishing and offering intoxicating liquor for sale. He appeals from the judgment and order denying new trial.

*415 Appellant’s argument is based upon the proposition that he was entrapped into the commission of the act by a federal prohibition officer andi a deputy sheriff, and he propounds these two questions:

“(1) Can the defendant, who at the request of the officers of the law who came upon his farm places intoxicating liquor in the possession of the officers, be convicted of giving and furnishing intoxicating liquor under the statute?
“(2) Can the…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1970
  2. O'BRIEN v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1931
  3. City of Sioux Falls v. FamestadSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1946
  4. State v. PluckerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1946

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