Legal Opinion
People v. Decarie
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1890PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Exceptions before judgment from Alpena. (Kelley, J.) Respondent was convicted of engaging in the business of selling liquors without having paid the tax required by Act No. 313, Laws of 1887. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCahill, J.
The respondent was charged with and con. victed of having violated the provisions of section 7, Act No. 313, Laws of 1887, relating'to the taxation and regulation of the liquor traffic.
When the defendant was arraigned in the circuit court .his counsel moved to quash the information, — „
“Because said information does not contain the statement, ‘the said Eli Decarie not being then and there a druggist who sells liquors for chemical, scientific, medicinal, mechanical, or sacramental purposes only.”’
The motion was overruled, trial was had, and the respondent convicted. The information upon which…
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