Philpot v. State

Petition for a writ of habeas corpus presented to a justice, and adjourned to the law term. The facts appear from copies of records. May 21,1888, in the police court of Dover, the plaintiff pleaded nolo contendere to a complaint charging the offence of being a common seller of spirituous liquors. In pursuance of an agreement made by him and the county solicitor, the court ordered “ that sentence be suspended on payment of costs, $8.64, on condition that the respondent goes out of the business of the illegal sale of liquor, and that the said respondent does not hereafter engage in said illegal…