Rogers v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, Chief Justice.

The indictment in this case charges that the defendant sold liquor to various persons, *221without having obtained a license. It does not assert that such sales were made in any house or particular place in the township.

By force of this charge the defendant has been convicted, and has been sentenced to pay a fine of $300 and to stand imprisoned in the county jail for the period of three months.

This judgment is sought to be justified on the theory that the proofs made a case against the defendant^ bringing his offence within the…