State v. Spence
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu;' Winston Over-ton, Judge. J. E. Spence and others were convicted of selling liquor without a license, and the mentioned defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Defendants were charged by information with retailing spirituous and intoxicating liquors without a license in the prohibition parish of Calcasieu. They were tried and convicted. J. E. Spence was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and costs or.be confined in the parish jail for a period of six months, from which he prosecutes this appeal. The sentence of S. E. Spence was suspended.
The principal point for decision is whether a wholesale merchant is violating the law in prohibition territory when selling intoxicants in quantities of five gallons or more to individuals for personal use and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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