Mercer v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From Howard Circuit Court; William C. Purdum, Judge. Prosecution by the State of Indiana against William Mercer. Prom a judgment of conviction, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Appellant was prosecuted by an affidavit which charged that defendant was “unlawfully in posses*427sion of certain spirituous and intoxicating liquor, to wit: whiskey, which liquor was then and there kept by the said William Mercer * * * for the purpose of being then and there sold in violation of the laws of the State of Indiana, and without any license so to do, granted according to the laws of the State,” etc. The affidavit was filed under §1 of the acts of 1907, entitled “An Act to better regulate the sale of intoxicating, spirituous, vinous’and malt liquors, providing penalties,” etc. (Acts…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. SevierIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
- State v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
- Duffy v. EnglandIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
- State v. SowersIndiana Supreme Court · 1876
- Commonwealth v. HendersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
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3Cited by3 opinions
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