People v. Collins

Appellant Collins was convicted of selling alcoholic liqnor in no-license territory in supervisorial district No. 5, county of Tehama, and he appeals from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial. [1] His prosecution was under what is known as the Wyllie Act- (Stats. 1911, p. 599), and one of his main contentions is' that this statute was superseded and rendered inoperative by the National Prohibition Act known as the Volstead Act (Act Cong. Oct. 28, 1919, e. 85, 41 Stat. 305), and therefore the conviction was void. In answer to this claim it is sufficient to refer to In…