Julian v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Teller.

Plaintiff in error was convicted on a charge of having had in his home, in April, 1918, sixteen pints of whiskey; and brings error.

When the first witness was called by the state, counsel for defendant objected to the introduction of any testimony on the ground that the information charged no offense known to the laws of this state.

This objection was overruled and the case proceeded with the result above stated.

Counsel for plaintiff in error call attention to the fact that the law under which the prosecution was brought, chapter 82, Laws of 1917, does not make the…