Hopkins v. State

The defendant was convicted under an indictment the first count of which charged the offense of manufacturing liquor subsequent to January 25, 1919, and the second charged that he did possess a still, apparatus, or appliance subsequent ’to September 30, 1919, to be used for the purpose' of manufacturing prohibited liquors. No demurrers were interposed to the indictment.

The second count was defective, however, .in that it covered a period of time — that is, from September 30, 1919, to November 30, 1919, when it was not a violation of law to do the things charged therein.

There was a general…