Ryan v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Criminal prosecution for violation of Dram-Shop Act. Error to the County Court of Lawrence County; the Hon. J. D. Madding, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1905,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Myers
At the October terms, 1903, of the Circuit Court of Lawrence County the grand jury returned an indictment against George L. Byan, plaintiff in error, by which he is charged with selling intoxicating liquor without a license in violation of the Dram-Shop Act. The cause was duly certified to the County Court as provided by law. A plea of not guilty was entered and at the June term, 1904, the cause was tried by a jury, which returned a verdict finding the defendant guilty. A motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were successively interposed and overruled; whereupon the court entered…
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