101 Ky. 166 | Ky. Ct. App. | 1897
delivered the opinion oe the court.
The appellee, N. Helback, was, at the July term, 1896, of the Hancock Circuit Court, indicted by the grand jury. The indictment accuses him of the offense of unlawfully selling vinous liquors without a license so to do. The indictment charges as follows: “That the defendant did on - day of-, 1896, and within twelve months last past in said county of Hancock, unlawfully sell vinous liquors, without a license to do so, by selling wine to Wm. Overby, to be drunk on the premises of the defendent, which wine was so drunk on defendant’s premises with his knowledge and consent that it was to be so drunk when he made the sale.’* The defendant demurred to the last clause of the indictment and the court overruled the demurrer and defendant excepted. We are of the opinion that the indictment is sufficient, and the court properly overruled the demurrer. The averments in the indictment that the wine was sold to be drunk and was drunk'on the premises were unnecessary, but were not prejudicial to defendant. The indictment set forth clearly the offense with which defendant was charged, that of selling vinous liquors without a license so to do.
■ The evidence shows that defendant sold wine to Wm. Overby at his butckershop or residence in the town of Hawesville, in Hancock county, and within twelve months
The judgment of the circuit court is reversed, with directions to set the verdict and judgment aside and for a retrial of the prosecution.