Brock v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. County matters. Before Judge Erwin. Gwinnett Superior Court. March Term, 1880. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
Cal Brock was indicted for the offense of retailing spirituous liquors without license, and was convicted. A motion for a new trial was refused him,'and he brought the case here. The evidence is conclusive that he sold the spirits, and the only point he makes is that he is not guilty, because he made application for license, and the commissioners of Gwinnett county refused to grant it, though he offered to pay for it and comply with the terms of the law.
By the local act of 1872, creating that board of commissioners, they are invested with the same powers that the…
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