State v. Lewis

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

Appellant was convicted of the offense of keeping and maintaining a common nuisance, under the prohibitory liquor law. (Gen. Stat. 1901, §2463.) The prosecution was commenced by the county attorney’s filing a complaint against the de*266fendant before a justice of the peace, charging a violation of the prohibitory law in three counts. The first two charged illegal sales, and the last a violation of the nuisance section above cited. The affidavit for defendant’s arrest was verified on information and belief. Filed with the complaint was the…