Legal Opinion

State v. Decker

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 2, 1915PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Error to Circuit Court, Lincoln County. A. A. Decker was convicted of selling, etc., spirituous liquors without a state license, and he brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

"Williams, Judge:

Defendant was convicted "upon an indictment found at the June term, 1913, charging him with “selling, offering and exposing for sale, soliciting and receiving orders for spirituous liquors” without a state license therefor, and was adjudged to pay a fine of $25.00 and to be confined in jail for sixty days, and brings error.

Defendant having waived a jury, the case was tried by the court. We do not see that he committed any error. The rule of this court is to consider the case as if upon a demurrer to the evidence, plaintiff in error being regarded as the demur-rant. Board of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dempsey v. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Board of Education v. ParsonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Butcher v. SommervilleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Freeman v. TruaxWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927

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