Francisco v. Commonwealth

M. G. Francisco, hereinafter called the defendant, was convicted of violating the Sunday law (Code 1919, section 4570, as amended by Acts 1932, ch. 328, p. 596) and fined $5.00. The indictment charged the defendant with laboring at his trade and calling by keeping open and maintaining a business for the sale of beer and by selling beer on Sunday. It negatived the fact that this was household work or other work of necessity.

The defendant is a country merchant operating a general store in Hanover county, where he sells general merchandise, gasoline and oil, cigarettes, cigars and tobacco, soft…