State v. Hoffman

By information the defendant was charged with unlawfully manufacturing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale. At the close of the state’s case, the defendant made a motion for dismissal, which was denied, and at the close of all of the evidence moved for a directed verdict, which was also denied. From the judgment entered upon the verdict, the defendant appeals.

It is first urged that, since no intoxicating liquor was actually produced, the appellant was not guilty of manufacturing such product. In other words, the question is, whether the liquor must have an actual existence and not a…