People v. Edwards

Respondent was convicted in the circuit court of Lapeer county on October 21,1912, of having engaged in the business of selling intoxicating liquors at the village of Clifford on May 1st to the 15th, 1912, in violation of the provisions of Act No. 313, Pub. Acts of 1887, as amended. He has removed the case to this court on exceptions after conviction and before sentence.

The moral turpitude in this case, if any, appears to rest primarily with the trustees of said village, who, either through ignorance or design, laid the foundation for trouble and litigation by attempting to simultaneously…