Gavalis v. State

Appellant was convicted in the Lake Criminal Court on an indictment charging that on May 31, 1920, he “did then and there unlawfully keep and have in his possession certain intoxicating liquor, with intent then and there to unlawfully sell, barter, exchange and give away” the same in violation of §4, Acts 1917 p. 15, §8356d Burns’ Supp. 1918, known as the Prohibition Law. On appeal to this court appellant has assigned as error the overruling of his motion to quash the indictment, and the overruling of his motion for a new trial.

Appellant insists that the indictment did not charge a public…