State v. O'Donnell
Oregon Supreme Court
From Coos: John S. Coke, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Eakin. The defendant, Fannie O’Donnell, was indicted for selling and disposing of intoxicating liquor on Sunday in violation of Section 2129, L. O. L., as amended by Laws of 1913, Chapter 74. The material portion of the statute as amended provides that: “No person shall keep open on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, any house or room in which intoxicating liquor is kept for sale, nor shall such person…
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From Coos: John S. Coke, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Eakin. The defendant, Fannie O’Donnell, was indicted for selling and disposing of intoxicating liquor on Sunday in violation of Section 2129, L. O. L., as amended by Laws of 1913, Chapter 74. The material portion of the statute as amended provides that: “No person shall keep open on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, any house or room in which intoxicating liquor is kept for sale, nor shall such person sell, give or otherwise dispose of any intoxicating liquors on that day.” Having entered, a plea of not guilty, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eakin
delivered tbe opinion of the court.
1. Tbe first assignment of error is based upon tbe claim that tbe district attorney during tbe examination of witnesses attempted, by insinuation, to convey to the jury the impression that the defendant was a hardened criminal and a dissolute person, and an aggregate of 29 questions scattered through the' transcript have been collected and printed in the brief to illustrate the contention of defendant. Twenty of the 29 questions complained of were asked and answered without any objection at all, and it is proper to add that practically all of these 20…
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