Legal Opinion

State v. Davis

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1910PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Barbour County. • W. 0. Davis was convicted of an unlawful sale of liquor as a druggist, and brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

BRAisnsroisr, Judge:

W. 0. Davis was convicted in the circuit court of Barbour county of unlawful sale’ of intoxicating liquor as a druggist, and fined one hundred dollars. The sale was upon an order from a physician reading as follows: “Mr. Davis, Send me OJ of whiskey so I can mix it for this man. E. H. Stump. 12-12-09.”

We need not consider at length the point that the indict^ ment is violative' of the Constitution, Art. 3, section 14, in not. naming a day of sale and the person to whom sale was made. It has been held that the indictment need not so specify. State v. Ferrell, 30 W. Va. 683;…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Robinson v. NeillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
  2. State v. FerrellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. HudsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
  2. State v. BakerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
  3. State v. HovenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1923
  4. State v. PriceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1922
  5. State v. BaileyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914

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