People v. J. & S. Brown
New York Supreme Court
Error from the Monroe general sessions. The defendants were indicted for selling spirituous liquors without license. They demurred to the indictment, and the court of general sessions held that the matter charged did not constitute an indictable offence, and accordingly gave judgment for the defendants. The district attorney removed the record into this court by writ of error.
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Error from the Monroe general sessions. The defendants were indicted for selling spirituous liquors without license. They demurred to the indictment, and the court of general sessions held that the matter charged did not constitute an indictable offence, and accordingly gave judgment for the defendants. The district attorney removed the record into this court by writ of error. It was now insisted on behalf of the defendants, and in support of the judgment of the general sessions, that the statute under which the indictment was found contains no express prohibition against the sale of…
1Opinion of the Court
After advisement, this court, by Cowen, J., said that they had considered the point raised by the counsel for the defendants, and were clear in the opinion that there was nothing in it, and accordingly reversed the judgment of the general sessions.
Judgment reversed.
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