State v. Ryan
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Indictment for Selling Intoxicating Liquor, to-wit, whiskey, contrary to the provisions of the local option law.
1Opinion of the Court
Boyce, J.:
charging the jury:
Gentlemen of the jury:—You and each of you have been sworn to well and truly try the traverse joined between the State of Delaware and William T. Ryan, the prisoner at the bar, and a true verdict give according to the evidence.
Much interest has been manifested here in the trial of this case. You should not be influenced by any interest in the result of your verdict, one way or the other. Whether, as individuals, you have predilections for or against the sale of spirituous liquors, authorized by law, should not enter into your deliberation upon the *229evidence before…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Crosby v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Garboctowski v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1923