Ivey v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of possession of liquor; from city court of Black-shear— Judge Mitchell. August 3, 1920. The accusation charged that the accused had, controlled, and possessed “certain alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, malted, and fermented liquors and alcoholic compound and malt liquors, which can be diluted and when so diluted may be used as a beverage and will produce intoxication; the same not being pure alcohol to be used for medicinal, mechanical, and scientific purposes, and…
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Accusation of possession of liquor; from city court of Black-shear— Judge Mitchell. August 3, 1920. The accusation charged that the accused had, controlled, and possessed “certain alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, malted, and fermented liquors and alcoholic compound and malt liquors, which can be diluted and when so diluted may be used as a beverage and will produce intoxication; the same not being pure alcohol to be used for medicinal, mechanical, and scientific purposes, and not being wine to be used for sacramental purposes.” In the instruction referred to in paragraph 1 of the decision, the…
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. The accusation charged, in substance, that the accused had, controlled, and possessed intoxicating liquors or beverages; ' and in the excerpt from the charge of the court to which exception is taken the jury were instructed, in substance, that if they found, from the evidence, that the defendant had, controlled, or possessed intoxicating liquors or beverages in the county on the date alleged in the accusation, or within two years prior to that time, they should return a verdict of guilty. There was no substantial error in the excerpt complained of.
*774Decided November 9, 1920. Accusation of…
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