LEGAL DOCUMENT

Case: State vs. Henry Mahoney
Citation: 24 R.I. 338
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1902-07-25
Docket Number: 
Pages: 338–338
Volume: 24
Reporter: Rhode Island Reports

Parties: State vs. Henry Mahoney.

State vs. Henry Mahoney.
PROVIDENCE
JULY 25, 1902.
Pbesent : Stiness, C: J., Tillinghast and Blodgett JJ.
(1) Indictments. Practice. Criminal Law.
An indictment charging the violation of a statute which fails to specifically negative the exceptions from the prohibitions of the statute is had on demurrer.
Indictment charging defendant with a violation of Gen. Laws cap. 152, § 8, of medicines and poisons. Heard on demurrer, and demurrer sustained.
Charles F.. Stearns, Attorney-General, for State.
John W. Hogan, for defendant.

Per Curiam.
The court is of the opinion that the exceptions from the prohibitions of the statute should be specifically. negatived, since the allegations in the indictment may all be true and the respondent nevertheless may be within the exceptions contained in section 8 of chapter 152.
'Demurrer sustained.