State v. Radoff

— Tbe appellant, having been found guilty of maintaining a joint, is entitled to a new trial, for the reason that evidence of the general reputation of the place of business conducted by him was improperly admitted.

From the testimony, it appears that the appellant himself was conducting business in the place which it is alleged was a joint, without the assistance of anyone, and that all possession of intoxicating liquor, sale or disposal of it, was had and made, if at all, by the appellant himself. The appellant admitted that he was the owner of the place, and in the actual conduct of…