Compton v. State

Citations

• 101 Miss. 303
• 57 So. 919

Syllabus

<p>Intoxicating Liquors. Wrongful sale. Instructions.</p> <p>Where on the trial of accused for the unlawful sale of whiskey a witness testified for the state that he and accused had agreed that accused should order whiskey for them both from Slidell, Louisiana, and that in accordance with this agreement witness gave accused ,one dollar and accused ordered two quarts of whiskey, one of which he gave witness in accordance with their agreement, an instruction that if the jury believed that the witness gave defendant a dojlar and about three weeks later defendant delivered to witness a quart of whiskey, he was guilty, was erroneous, since if the witness’ testimony was true, defendant did not sell the whiskey hut simply acted as agent in effecting a purchase for the commission of which crime accused was not on trial.</p>