Britton v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Forrest county. I4on. Paul B. Johnson, Judge. Eldgar Britton was convicted of unlawful retailing- and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.. No brief found in the record.
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, C. J.
At the November term of the circuit court of Forrest county, 1911, Edgar Britton was convicted of selling intoxicating liquors. The prosecution of Britton for this offense was first begun before a justice of the peace some time in March, 1911, by affidavit which charged that appellant “unlawfully and willfully sold intoxicating liquors” in violation of the laws of the state.
After appellant was convicted in the justice court, an ■appeal was prosecuted to the November term of the circuit court, and appellant was again convicted on this affidavit and given a sentence of two hundred and fifty…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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