Shiflett v. Commonwealth

The first error assigned is that the trial court erred in not sustaining the demurrer to the indictment.

The following is a copy of the indictment: “The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in and for the body of the county of Greene, and now attending the circuit court of said county at its December term, 1912, upon their oath, present that Marcus Shiflett within twelve months on the last preceding 191 , in the said county, did unlawfully sell ardent spirits without having obtained license to do so, against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.”

The objection made to the…