State v. King

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Spencer, J.

The defendant was indicted, tried and convicted, of the offense of retailing'liquor without a license, under section 910 of Revised Statutes.

The indictment charges that the offense was- committed on tenth December, 1875, and was presented and filed November 16,1876, more than ..eleven months after the offense.

The accused filed a motion to quash, or plea in bar of, said indictment, on the ground that the prosecution was barred by the prescription of six months, under section 986 R. S. The plea was overruled and defendant excepted.

There was a…