State v. Shadroui
Supreme Court of Vermont
Complaint, filed in the city court of the city of Barre by a grand juror under P. S. 5204, charging that the respondent did at divers times sell or furnish intoxicating liquor without authority. Trial by jury, Scott, Judge. Verdict, guilty; and judgment and sentence thereon. The respondent excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, J.
Under the provisions of P. S. 5204, it is a criminal offence for a person without a license to furnish or sell intoxicating liquor; and it is also an offence for such a person to expose or keep intoxicating liquor with intent to furnish or sell the same. Each of these offences is separate and distinct from the other, requiring different evidence in its prosecution as well as in defence. The complaint filed against the respondent charges her disjunctively, in one count, with both of these offences. The court instructed the jury to return a verdict only on the issue as to the latter, and…
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