Jones v. State

The defendant was convicted in the criminal court of Fulton County for a violation of the prohibition law. A writ of certiorari was granted, which, on the hearing, was overruled. The defendant excepted.

In substance the evidence showed that an officer of the Federal Government went to the house known as 702 DeKalb Avenue, in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 23, 1940, and was met at the door by the defendant. The officer purchased a pint of whisky from her and paid her fifty cents as the purchase-price. When he made his wants known she closed the door and procured the whisky from some place in the…