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Graham v. StateGraham v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jan 26, 1905
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Lamar
Lamar, J.

1. Whether the liquor sold was ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍intoxicating or not was a matter about which the evidence was in conflict, but ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍that of the State was sufficient to warrant a conviction.

2. In a prosecution for ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍the sale of liquor to a minor, under the Penal Code, §444,. the burden ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍is on the defendant to show written authority from the parent or guardian. Reich v. State, 63 Ga. 620 ; Amos v. State, 34 Ga. 531; Hines ‍‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍v. State, 93 Ga. 187 (2).

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Graham v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Jan 26, 1905
Citations: 121 Ga. 590; 49 S.E. 678; 1905 Ga. LEXIS 12
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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