Wooley v. State

The indictment against this appellant, defendant in the court, below, charged that he did sell, or keep for sale, spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, etc. In answer, thereto he filed what purports to be a plea of former conviction. The court sustained demurrers to said plea. 1 The ruling of the court in sustaining state’s demurrer to defendant’s plea, presents the only question for our consideration as this appeal is upon the record only, without a bill of exceptions.

It is not the policy of the law that a person shall be made to suffer punishment twice for the same offense. In fact, section…