State v. Lawson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; John R. Land, Judge. Porter Lawson was convicted of retailing liquors without a license, and appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtSommer'Ville, J.
Defendant was charged with retailing liquors in the parish of Caddo, without previously' obtaining a license therefor, under the provisions of Revised Statutes, § 910, as amended by Acts No. 83 of 1886, p. 122, and No. 66 of 1902, p. 93. He was convicted and sentenced; and he appeals.
Defendant demurred to the indictment, alleging that he committed no crime or offense known to the laws of the state of Louisiana, and that it, the indictment, was defective and insufficient in attempting to charge him with an offense. It is argued in support of the demurrer that the indictment should have charged…
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