Humpeler v. People

The indictment in this case, which was drawn under section 6, chapter 43, of the Revised Statutes of 1874, entitled “Dram Shops,” contained six counts. The first and second counts were dismissed by the State’s attorney. The third and sixth counts chai’ged the defendant with giving away intoxicating liquor to a certain person who was in the habit of getting intoxicated, and the fourth and fifth counts charged a sale to a person who was in the habit of getting intoxicated. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty, under the third, fourth, fifth and sixth counts of the indictment, and the court…