Woods v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Little River Circuit Court; Jefferson T. Cowling, Judge, We think the trial court erroneously construed the purport of the decisions of this court in liquor selling cases to be that where one, with money furnished 'by ■another, purchases intoxicating liquor'of an unlicensed dealer then, no matter whether he is acting solely as agent of the party who furnished the money and is not interested in the liquor or its sale, or not, the party making the purchase is…
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Appeal from Little River Circuit Court; Jefferson T. Cowling, Judge, We think the trial court erroneously construed the purport of the decisions of this court in liquor selling cases to be that where one, with money furnished 'by ■another, purchases intoxicating liquor'of an unlicensed dealer then, no matter whether he is acting solely as agent of the party who furnished the money and is not interested in the liquor or its sale, or not, the party making the purchase is guilty, notwithstanding the party for whom it is bought directs the purchaser to go to a particular person and get a certain…
1Opinion of the CourtKirby, J.
Appellant was ' convicted of the offense of selling intoxicating liquor without license upon a directed verdict, and appealed from the judgment.
The State’s testimony tended to show that one Mc-Nutt, who was in the employ of the Anti-Saloon League ■as a detective, went to the appellant in Little Eiver County and furnished him money with which to buy the whiskey, after first asking him if he knew where any could be procured, and that defendant replied that he did and took the money and purchased the whiskey and delivered it to McNutt. McNutt admits that at the time he gave appellant the money…
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