Sayne v. State

The first count of the accusation in this case charges Will, alias Bill, Sayne with having, controlling, and possessing “four pints of whisky in bottles on Piedmont road, said State and County” (Fulton) on January 31,1931. The second count charges Sayne with having, etc., “three quarts of whisky in bottles on Piedmont Road, said State and county.”

A jury in the criminal court of Atlanta found the defendant guilty under count 1, and the court sentenced him to serve twelve months on the public works. The exception here is to the judgment of the superior court overruling a certiorari sued out by…