People v. Campbell

On January 30, 1928, an information duly sworn to was filed in the county court of Hamilton county, Illinois, against the plaintiff in error, Sam Campbell, consisting of two counts, the first count being for selling intoxicating liquor, and the second, for possessing intoxicating liquor.

David J. Underwood, county judge, entered the usual order requiring bail in the sum of $1,000. At the April term of the county court of said county, the defendant was brought to trial. After the jury was impaneled and sworn, it was discovered by the State’s attorney that the allegation in the second count of…