State v. . Turner

The defendant was tried and convicted in recorder’s court upon a warrant charging the possession of seven pints of bonded liquor for the purpose of sale. He appealed to Superior Court, where he was again convicted and sentenced to serve upon the public roads for a period of two years, from which judgment he appeals. The case comes here upon defendant’s demurrer to the evidence and motion for judgment as of nonsuit. Also, in this Court, he challenges the jurisdiction of the Superior Court because he was not tried under an indictment there found.

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