State v. Blair & Certain Intoxicating Liquors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Keokuk District Court — HoN. D. EyaN, Judge. M. L. May filed an information, under oath, before a j us-tice of the peace, in which he charged that certain intoxicating liquors were kept in a certain building, which was described in the information, and that said liquors were owned by the defendant, John T. Blair, and were kept by him with intent to sell the same in violation of law. The justice thereupon issued a search warrant upon which the liquors were seized.
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Appeal from Keokuk District Court — HoN. D. EyaN, Judge. M. L. May filed an information, under oath, before a j us-tice of the peace, in which he charged that certain intoxicating liquors were kept in a certain building, which was described in the information, and that said liquors were owned by the defendant, John T. Blair, and were kept by him with intent to sell the same in violation of law. The justice thereupon issued a search warrant upon which the liquors were seized. The notice of the seizure required by the statute was served on defendant, who appeared before the justice, and filed…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
i. intoxicat-nuormation for search warrant.; resi-formant. I. After the verdict was returned, the defendant filed a motion in arrest of judgment, one ground of which was that the information did not allege that May, the informant, was a resident of the county. Ihe proceeding was instituted under section 1544 of the Code, which is as follows: “If any credible resident of any county shall, before a justice of the peace of the same county, make written information, supported by his oath or affirmation, that he has reason to believe, and does believe, that any intoxicating liquor, described as…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of Mount Pleasant v. BreezeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. ThompsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1907