Moore v. Wheeler
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for habeas corpus. Before Judge Janes. Paulding county. August 24, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.
The grand jury of Paulding county returned an indictment against Moore, charging that, on a day named, he did in that county “unlawfully sell spirituous liquors, malt liquors, and other intoxicating liquors.” He entered a plea of guilty, and was sentenced. Subsequently he sued out a writ of habeas corpus, whereby he sought to be discharged from custody. In his application for the writ he alleged that the indictment was void, because based upon the act of September 5, 1883 (Acts of 1882-3, p. 570), prohibiting the sale of spirituous, malt, and other intoxicating liquors in the counties of…
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