Lacey v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court, Lake City District; W. J. Driver, Judge; 1. The indictment does not charge a crime under the “Bone Dry” Act. 47 Ark. 488. 2. The court erred in the instructions, and the evidence fails to show any violation of law. Mere suspicion is not proof.
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Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court, Lake City District; W. J. Driver, Judge; 1. The indictment does not charge a crime under the “Bone Dry” Act. 47 Ark. 488. 2. The court erred in the instructions, and the evidence fails to show any violation of law. Mere suspicion is not proof. There was no proof that appellant was transporting liquor for another. 202 S. ~W. 39; 16 Ark. 499; 13 Id. 712; 80 Id. 94; 68 Id. 529; 85 Id, 360; 100 Id. 184. This indictment is good under the statute, and there is no error in the instructions. 202 S. W. 39.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Joe Lacey prosecutes this appeal to reverse a judgment of conviction against him for the crime of unlawfully transporting intoxicating liquors along the highway in Craighead County, Arkansas.
The facts are undisputed, and are' as follows:
Joe Lacey lived at Truman in Poinsett County, Arkansas. He left Truman in an automobile one night about ten o’clock. On the next night at about half past ten o’clock, he was arrested on the highway in Craighead County, between the towns of Lunsford and Truman. He and his wife were in the automobile at the time, and he had in his possession, under the back…
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