Herrington v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Jefferson Davis county. Hon. A. E. Weathersby, Judge. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Jefferson Davis county. Hon. A. E. Weathersby, Judge. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Appellant, Litt Herrington, was indicted by the grand jury of Jefferson Davis county at the December, 1907, term for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors. ’ At the regular May term of the circuit court of said Jefferson Davis county, 1910, said appellant, Litt Herring-ton, was tried for said offense and was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of five hundred dollars and to the county jail for ninety days. The record discloses the fact that when…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The defendant was indicted and convicted in the court below for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor. The principal witness for the state, and the one upon whose testimony the indictment was found, was one Jordan Turner. The name of this witness was given to the district attorney by. the sheriff of the county, who claims to .have seen the witness with a bottle of liquor shortly after the alleged purchase thereof. When this witness appeared before the grand jury, neither the foreman thereof nor the district attorney were able to elicit from him any information relative to the alleged sale,…
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