State v. Gauthier
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. The respondent was adjudged guilty of the illegal possession of intoxicating liquor in the Sanford Municipal Court and on appeal the case went to the Supreme Judicial Court, thence to the Law Court on report. That the respondent had in his possession, intended for sale in this State, a quantity of Bosak’s Horke Vino, a so-called medicinal preparation containing more than eighteen per cent, of alcohol, was not disputed.
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On report. The respondent was adjudged guilty of the illegal possession of intoxicating liquor in the Sanford Municipal Court and on appeal the case went to the Supreme Judicial Court, thence to the Law Court on report. That the respondent had in his possession, intended for sale in this State, a quantity of Bosak’s Horke Vino, a so-called medicinal preparation containing more than eighteen per cent, of alcohol, was not disputed. The question at issue was as to whether such preparation was an intoxicating liquor within the purview of the law of this State. The case is very fully stated in the…
1Opinion of the CourtDeasy, J.
The respondent was arraigned in the Sanford Municipal Court and adjudged guilty of the illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. The case was brought to the Supreme Judicial Court by appeal and to the Law Court on report.
The Issue.
It is undisputed that the respondent had in his possession, intended for sale in Maine, a quantity of Bosak’s Horke Vino, a so-called medicinal preparation containing more than eighteen per cent, of alcohol. Whether Bosak’s Horke Vino is an intoxicating liquor within the purview of the Maine law is the point in controversy.
*524There is no valid Maine Statute defining…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ex Parte SieboldSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Fox v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1847
- National Prohibition CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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- Cross v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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