Dickerson v. Commonwealth

Lewis Dickerson and John S. Hawkins were arrested and tried before Hon. William D. Prince, trial justice of Sussex county, on a warrant charging that they “did on the 24th day of August, 1933, unlawfully have in possession a still capable of manufacturing ardent spirits.” When arraigned before the trial justice on August 28, 1933, they both pleaded guilty. The trial justice heard the testimony of one of the witnesses who was present when the accused were discovered at the still-; and upon their plea of guilty and the testimony of these witnesses found both of the accused guilty as charged,…