Commonwealth v. Goodwin

The defendánt in error, Wade Goodwin, was convicted by a justice of the peace of Prince William county of unlawfully selling “malt liquor,” or a mixture thereof, in the town of Manassas.

Upon appeal to the circuit court of that county, the whole matter of law and fact being by agreement submitted to the court, there was a judgment in favor of the accused. To that judgment this writ of error was awarded on the petition of the Commonwealth.

Upon the calling of the cause, the defendant moved the court to dismiss the writ of error as improvidently awarded, upon the ground that this is a prosecution…