State v. Allen
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Madison Disindet Oowrt. On the 8th day of July, 1870, an information was filed before the mayor of Earlham, accusing the defendant with the offense of selling intoxicating liquors, as follows: “Eor that the defendant, on the 11th day of June, 1870, at the town of Earlham, in the county aforesaid, did sell intoxicating liquors in violation of the laws of the State of Iowa.” . The defendant pleaded “not guilty,” was tried, found guilty, fined by the mayor. $20 and…
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Appeal from Madison Disindet Oowrt. On the 8th day of July, 1870, an information was filed before the mayor of Earlham, accusing the defendant with the offense of selling intoxicating liquors, as follows: “Eor that the defendant, on the 11th day of June, 1870, at the town of Earlham, in the county aforesaid, did sell intoxicating liquors in violation of the laws of the State of Iowa.” . The defendant pleaded “not guilty,” was tried, found guilty, fined by the mayor. $20 and costs, from which judgment the defendant appealed to the district court where the cause was again tried; verdict of…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The only question presented by the record and urged in argument is, as to the sufficiency of the information upon which the defendant was tried. This question was raised by a motion, in the district court, to quash the information, and also by motion in arrest of judgment after verdict, both of which were overruled.
The particular defect in the information urged by appel*492lant’s counsel is, that it does not state or show to whom the defendant sold intoxicating liquors, or that he sold them to any person.
The section of the statute under which the information in this case was framed reads as…
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