New York Court of General Session of the Peace, 1915

State v. Lynch

New York Court of General Session of the Peace · Decided October 8, 1915 · Boyce

28 Del. 569; 5 Boyce 569; 96 A. 32; 1915 Del. LEXIS 48

Counsel

Frank M. Jones, Deputy Attorney General, for the state.., Robert C. White and James M. Tunnell for the accused.

Opinion of the Court

Boyce, J.,

in charging the jury, said, inter alia:

Malt liquor, or beer, as is commonly known, is a brewed liquor made of grain, especially barley, flavored with hops, and is a liquor which has undergone fermentation, and contains alcohol. 5 Cyc. 678. The sale of such liquor is prohibited in this county by what is known as the Local Option Law.

Proof of the sale of such liquor will sustain the indictment.

Jury disagreed.

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