State v. Kinkead
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Complaint, by a prosecuting agent, for allowing minors to loiter about premises where liquor was kept for sale, the accused being a licensed vender of liquors; brought to the City Court of the city of Norwich and, by appeal of the accused, to the Superior Court of New London County, and in that court tried to jury on the plea of not guilty, before Andrews, J. Verdict guilty and appeal by the accused for errors in the charge of the court.
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Complaint, by a prosecuting agent, for allowing minors to loiter about premises where liquor was kept for sale, the accused being a licensed vender of liquors; brought to the City Court of the city of Norwich and, by appeal of the accused, to the Superior Court of New London County, and in that court tried to jury on the plea of not guilty, before Andrews, J. Verdict guilty and appeal by the accused for errors in the charge of the court. A finding of facts was made on the appeal, which is sufficiently stated in the opinion. 1. It appearing that the minors Hall and Lacey were only in the…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
This is an information for allowing minors to loiter on the premises where intoxicating liquors were kept for sale under a license. There are three counts in the information, but the state claimed only one conviction and one penalty. The accused was convicted, and he appealed to this court.
Two questions were raised on the trial, and are presented here by the reasons of appeal: 1. Was the place where two of the minors loitered a part of the premises where liquors were kept for sale within the meaning of the statute? 2. Can the accused be convicted of allowing the other minor to loiter on his…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1875
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