Riner v. Commonwealth

The defendant, Bert Riner, was tried and convicted upon an indictment charging a violation of the prohibition law.

The indictment charged the offense in the following language: “* * did unlawfully manufacture, sell, offer, keep, possess, store and expose for sale, give away, transport, dispense and solicit ardent spirits against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth.”

The defendant submitted three grounds of demurrer to the indictment, which are as follows:

“(1) The indictment contains several offenses in one count.

“(2) The indictment is not in the form prescribed by paragraph 7 of the law…