Harris v. State

1. An indictment returned at the April term, 1917, of the superior court, charged the defendant with a misdemeanor, for on a named day, in the county where the indictment was returned, he did “have, control, and possess a quantity 'of spirituous, malt, intoxicating, and alcoholic liquors, contrary to the laws of said State, the good order, peace, and dignity thereof.” A demurrer to the indictment was interposed on the ground that “the statute or act upon which it is based is unconstitutional and void; for that it is repugnant to specified provisions of the 'State and Federal constitutions.…