Beck v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Yazoo county.' Hon. J. B. Chrisman, Judge. Appellant, Beck, was the steward of a steam-boat plying the Yazoo river. On the boat was a bar, owned and operated by one Fullwood, at which liquors were sold; but, on the occasion in question, the boat was in Yazoo county, which, under the local option law, had voted against the sale of intoxicating liquors. A man came on the boat to procure a bottle of whisky, and asked the steward, Beck, for it.
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From the circuit court of Yazoo county.' Hon. J. B. Chrisman, Judge. Appellant, Beck, was the steward of a steam-boat plying the Yazoo river. On the boat was a bar, owned and operated by one Fullwood, at which liquors were sold; but, on the occasion in question, the boat was in Yazoo county, which, under the local option law, had voted against the sale of intoxicating liquors. A man came on the boat to procure a bottle of whisky, and asked the steward, Beck, for it. Not being connected with the bar, he referred the request to Full-wood, who was in another part of the boat. The latter…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
In Monaghan v. The State, 66 Miss., 513, it appeared that a minor was a go-between of a licensed dealer and an adult, and therefore the dealer was not guilty of selling to the minor. The sale was to the adult. In the ease before us, the appellant was a party to an illegal act — an unlawful sale of liquor. He aided,and abetted Fuliwood, the owner of the liquor, to violate the law, and thereby became guilty. All who aid in the commission of a misdemeanor are principals.
Affirmed.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Monaghan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1889
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