Ryan v. State

The appellant, J. Moody Ryan, appeals from a conviction on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor, and urges reversal on the ground that he was immune from prosecution in the case because he was subpoenaed before the grand jury at the instance of the state, and gave testimony before that body under oath concerning the sale and purchase of the liquor which he was afterwards convicted of selling in this case.

• It is shown conclusively that the appellant did testify before the grand jury about the identical sale of liquor for which he is now convicted, but the lower court refused *590to grant…