Evans v. State

Bed Evans was indicted for unlawfully selling spirituous liquor in Hart county. After conviction, he moved for a new trial, which being denied, he excepted. The motion alleged that the verdict was contrary to law and evidence, and that the court erred in charging: “I charge you as a matter of law, if you believe the witness Gunter gave the defendant Evans money to buy liquor with, and he went off and brought the liquor back, I charge you, then he is the agent of both the seller and the buyer and he is as guilty as the seller, especially if he failed to disclose the name of the person from…