State v. McDonald

ROGERS, Justice.

The defendant, A. J. McDonald, appeals from his conviction and sentence for operating a “Blind Tiger” within five miles of the Logansport High School, in the town of Logansport, De Soto parish, where the sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited by law. The date of the alleged offense was January 26, 1934.

Defendant contends that the statutes on which his prosecution is based have been superseded by subsequent legislation, both federal and state, and, as a consequence, the indictment against him charges no offense known to the laws of the state.

Act No. 8 of 1915, Ex. Sess.,…