State v. Edwards

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The defendant, W. D. Edwards, was convicted of the violation of the act regulating the shipment of intoxicating liquors, and which, among other things, provides that those receiving such liquors *599shall make and deliver to the carrier a statement that the same is for their own use, and further, that the making of a false statement shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Laws 1913, ch. 248.) The information was sworn to on information and belief, and on the day of defendant’s arrest he presented a written protest against being held on a warrant…