State v. Adams
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from, the Circuit Court of Johnson County. Hon. Felix J. BatsoN, Circuit Judge. Mr. Attorney General JORDAN referred to sec. 23, et seq., oh. 160, Digest ¡ Moffat vs. State, 6 Eng. 169 ; State vs. Mclridge, 7 Eng. 608.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice ENGlish
Adams was indicted in the Circuit Court of Johnson county, as follows: “The grand jurors, &c., &c., in and for the body of the county of Johnson, upon their oath, present that William Adams, on the 10th day of April, A.D. 1854, in the county aforesaid, did then and there keep a public tavern without having first procured a license from the County Court of his county for that purpose, against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas.”
Upon the motion of the defendant, the indictment was quashed, but upon what ground does not appear from the record. The State appealed to this court.
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