State v. Williams

The defendant was first tried by a Justice of the Peace on a warrant issued by the Justice of the Peace, the pertinent parts thereof reading as follows: “On or about the 6 day of August, 1967, George Williams, Jr. was unlawfully, & wilfully, appear off of his premises in a drunken condition and did have in his possession tax paid whiskey with the seal broken.”

The judgment rendered by the Justice of the Peace was: “After hearing the evidence in this case, it is adjudged that the defendant, George Williams, Jr. Probable Cause Being Found, Be Boued to General County Court is guilty” There was no…