Legal Opinion
State v. Edwards
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 17, 1916PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Chariton Circuit Court. — Hon. Fred Lamb, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
TRIMBLE, J. —
-This is a prosecution for a sale of intoxicating liquor in violation of the Local Option Law which the State claims is in force in Chariton county. The indictment was returned on the 8th day of February, 1915. The offense is charged to have been committed on the first day of August, 1914. The sole defense was that the Local Option Law was not in force in Chariton county when the sale was made. Defendant was convicted and fined $300. The only question presented by his appeal is whether or not the election, at which Chariton county is said to have adopted local option, was valid.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- State ex rel. Brown v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- State ex rel. Kemper v. CarterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Desloge v. TuckerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- State ex rel. Rainwater v. RossSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
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3Cited by4 opinions
- North Laramie Land Co. v. HoffmanWyoming Supreme Court · 1923
- State ex rel. Edwards v. EllisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
- Mississippi & Fox River Drainage District v. RuddickMissouri Court of Appeals · 1933
- State Ex Rel. Clinkscales v. ScottMissouri Court of Appeals · 1924