State v. Pearson

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant was charged with "unlawfully keeping for sale for beverage purposes intoxicating liquors, where the sale of intoxicating liquors is prohibited by Union Parish Police Jury Ordinance.” On trial he was convicted and sentenced by the lower court to serve a term of six months in jail and pay a fine of $300:00 and costs, in default of payment of fine and costs to serve an additional four months in jail. He has appealed.

We are presented on this appeal with three bills of exceptions. Bill of exception No. 1 is based on the ground that the evidence as a whole shows an…