Hendrix v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation, of violating prohibition law, from city court of Savannah — Judge Freeman. December 30, 1908. The accusation charged the defendant with having kept and furnished intoxicating liquors at a public place;"also with having kept such liquors on hand at his place of business, etc.
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Accusation, of violating prohibition law, from city court of Savannah — Judge Freeman. December 30, 1908. The accusation charged the defendant with having kept and furnished intoxicating liquors at a public place;"also with having kept such liquors on hand at his place of business, etc. A witness, from whom a satchel containing whisky had been taken by a policeman, testified, that the accused gave him the whisky; he did not buy it; that it was given to him at a certain place of business, and the accused was in charge of the place. The policeman and a detective testified that they found at the…
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
1. The evidence authorized the verdict, and there was no error in refusing a new trial.
- {a) One who furnishes intoxicating liquor at a public place is guilty of a violation of the act of 1907 (Acts of 1907, p. 81), even if he is not the owner of such liquor.
Accusation, of violating prohibition law, from city court of Savannah — Judge Freeman. December 30, 1908. Submitted February 10, Decided March 16, 1909. The accusation charged the defendant with having kept and furnished intoxicating liquors at a public place;"also with having kept such liquors on hand at his place of business, etc. A…
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