Brown v. State

This is an appeal from the conviction of appellant of the statutory crime of making mash for distillation of spirits or for the manufacture of beer or wine. Acts 1921, p. 324.

There was a demurrer to the indictment on the ground that it failed to state a public offense, in that it was not alleged that the mash was made for use in the distillation of spirits or the manufacture of wine or beer. The charge was framed in the precise language of the statute itself, which- is ordinarily sufficient unless other words are necessary to put the accused on notice of the charge involved in the indictment.

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