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State v. WymanState v. Wyman

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Jan 28, 1888
Reporters:
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Before:
Haskell
Haskell, J.

The indictment charges a single sale of intoxicating liquor in apt terms, contra ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍formam staluti, and further avers that at a particular term of court the defendant was convicted “of selling a quantity of intoxicating liquor.”

R. S., c. 27, § 33, ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquor. Section 34 as amended by § 2, act of 1885, c. 366, provides that whoever “sells any intoxicating liquor in violation ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍of this chapter forfeits,” &c., “and on every subsequent conviction shall be punished by” fine and imprisonment.

The indictment charges a prior conviction of the same unlawful ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍act charged in it; and is sufficient under R. S., c. 27, § 57. A record of conviction no more specific than this indictment was held sufficient ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‍in State v. Lashus, 79 Maine, 504.

Exceptions overruled.

Peters, C. J., Walton, Daneorth, Libbey and Emery, JJ., concurred.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Wyman
Court Name: Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Date Published: Jan 28, 1888
Citations: 13 A. 47; 80 Me. 117; 1888 Me. LEXIS 11
Court Abbreviation: Me.
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