People v. Salladay

Defendant was convicted of selling liquor in “no license” territory in Mendocino County and he has appealed from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The only claim for reversal urged by appellant relates to the ruling of the court sustaining an objection to questions affecting the inebriety of the principal witness for the people. The witness, Glasgo Riggle, testified that he was employed by the sheriff to go to Covelo and “catch some of the blind piggers”; that he expected to get fifty dollars or more if the defendant were convicted; that he purchased a bottle of…