Gage v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeals from Garland Circuit Court; Scott Wood, Judge; 1. The evidence of Reamey as to shipments of “Whiskey and Beer” over the Rock Island Railroad and consigned to other parties was improperly admitted. It was wholly incompetent and immaterial.
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Appeals from Garland Circuit Court; Scott Wood, Judge; 1. The evidence of Reamey as to shipments of “Whiskey and Beer” over the Rock Island Railroad and consigned to other parties was improperly admitted. It was wholly incompetent and immaterial. So was the testimony of Sovett and Henderson, as to hauling “liquor” consigned to others. 2. Halliburton’s testimony does not connect appellants with any sale of liquor. 3. The statements of Morris before the grand jury were incompetent testimony. Other incompetent and irrelevant testimony was admitted — none of which connected appellants with the…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Separate indictments were returned against Vince Gage and M. Dal Sasso for the crime of selling intoxicating liquors contrary to Act Number 30 of the Acts of 1915 (See Acts of 1915, p. 98). Each defendant was convicted in the circuit court and from the judgment of conviction has duly prosecuted an appeal to this court. The defendants were tried separately but practically the same evidence was introduced in each case and one opinion will settle the issues raised by the appeal.
The material facts are as follows: Prior to January. 1, 1916, the defendants were engaged in the saloon business at the…
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