Legal Opinion
Branch v. State
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided December 1, 1913No. Criminal No. 328PublishedCited by 5 opinions
APPEAL .from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Graham. A. G. McAlister, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFranklin, C. J.
The territorial extent of the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace in a criminal cause is the matter debated on this appeal.
The defendant was charged with the offense of violating the state local option law by selling intoxicating liquor within the boundaries of a prohibition district. The offense was committed in preeinct No. 1 of Graham county. The complaint was made before a justice of the peace of precinct No. 17 of Graham county, which justice issued the warrant of arrest, and, the defendant being brought before said justice in precinct No. 17, a trial was had, resulting in his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Moss v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
- State v. SextonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- State ex rel. Doolittle v. BraymanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886
3Cited by5 opinions
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