Griffin v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of keeping liquor at a public place, etc.; from city court of LaGrange—Judge Harwell. May 13, 1914. From the evidence it appeared that the defendant sent to a liquor dealer a money-order for .100 pints of whisky, to be shipped to himself, stating that the whisky was for the personal use of himself and others named, and stating the number of pints ordered for each.
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Accusation of keeping liquor at a public place, etc.; from city court of LaGrange—Judge Harwell. May 13, 1914. From the evidence it appeared that the defendant sent to a liquor dealer a money-order for .100 pints of whisky, to be shipped to himself, stating that the whisky was for the personal use of himself and others named, and stating the number of pints ordered for each. A barrel containing 100 pint-bottles of whisky, shipped in pursuance of this order, was delivered to him at the office of the express company in the city of LaGrangé, and placed on a dray, and he went with it to a place…
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
1. The defendant was charged with keeping on hand intoxicating liquor at “a public place,” to wit, “the pool-room operated by J. A. Andrews and Alex Poolas,” and also with keeping such liquor on hand at the “place of business” of J. A. Andrews and Alex Poolas. There was proof that the pool-room in which the liquor was found was known as the pool-room of J. A. Andrews and Alex Poolas, and was a public pool-room, where the public played pool and paid for the use of the tables; that the pool-room was in a building owned by Poolas, and Poolas owned one of the pool-tables, while Andrews owned the…
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