Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 17, 1915No. 6540PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Accusation of furnishing liquor to minor; from city court of 'Wrightsville — Judge Kent. April 3, 1915.

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, J.

1. “Generally the word ‘liquor’ implies intoxicating liquor, and, therefore, proof that a defendant sold ‘liquor’ is sufficient to show, in the absence of adverse testimony, that he sold intoxicating liquor.” Carswell v. State, 7 Ga. App. 198 (66 S. E. 488); Howard v. State, 7 Ga. App. 61 (65 S. E. 1076); Lewis v. State, 6 Ga. App. 779 (65 S. E. 842); Tompkins v. State, 2 Ga. App. 639 (58 S. E. 1111); Wilburn v. State, 8 Ga. App. 28 (68 S. E. 460).

2. Whether the accused believed that he was dealing with an adult and not a minor was a question for the jury. Nobles v. State, 14 Ga. App. 480,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Tompkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  3. Carswell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  4. Wilburn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  5. Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  2. Sammons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  3. State v. . HickeySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
  4. Clay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
  5. Humphrey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929

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