Campbell v. Commonwealth

The plaintiff in error, Lexie Bose Campbell, was tried in the corporation court of the city of Danville, Virginia, for maintaining a nuisance in violation of section 55 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, Code of Virginia, section 4675(55). He was found guilty and the jury fixed his punishment at a fine of $250.00 and four months in jail.

The case was before the court on an appeal from the judgment of the police court of the city.

*566The warrant charged that the accused had before been convicted of two similar offenses, stating the dates of such convictions.

The element of the charge was that…