Brooks v. State

Brooks pleaded not guilty to an accusation charging in one count that he “unlawfully did sell and barter for a valuable consideration, directly and indirectly, and keep on hand at his place of business, alcoholic, spirituous, malt, and intoxicat*4ing liquors, and other drinks, which, if drunk to excess, will produce intoxication.” He was convicted, his motion for new trial was overruled, and he excepted. The State’s evidence was, in substance, as follows: The agent of the owner of a certain storehouse in the city of Macon testified, that from October 1, 1915, to January, 1916, the accused…