Pope v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Panola county. Hon. N. A. Taylor, Judge. Prank Pope was convicted of unlawful selling of intoxicating liquors and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
This is án appeal from a conviction of the crime of unlawful retailing. There was no evidence introduced on behalf of appellant. According to the .evidence introduced on behalf of the. state, appellant was; given two dollars by Ben Chamblin with which to-purchase for Ben a fifty-cent bottle of whiskey. This, he did, delivering the whiskey to Ben, together with the one dollar and fifty cents remaining of the money given him with which to make the purchase.
The first assignment of error is that the court erred “in giving instruction No. 1 asked by the state,” which, instruction is in the…
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