Bodkin v. State

In a prosecution by the state in the municipal court of the city of Lincoln, A. R. Bodkin, defendant, was convicted of selling intoxicating liquor to a minor in violation of a city ordinance. Upon appeal to the district court he was found guilty of the same offense and sentenced therefor. The record of his conviction was presented to the supreme court for review.

In an elaborate brief and in an oral argument at the bar ■ the sentence of the district court was challenged as erroneous on the asserted ground that the ordinance under which defendant was convicted is invalid as being inconsistent…