Case Name: Graham v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1905-01-26
Citations: 121 Ga. 590
Docket Number: 
Parties: Graham v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 121
Pages: 590–590

Head Matter:
Graham v. The State.
Submitted January 16, —
Decided January 26, 1905.
Indictment for selling liquor to minor. • Before Judge Proffitt. City court of Elberton. November 28, 1904.
T. L. Adams, by S'. L. Olive, for plaintiff in error.
T. J. Brown, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
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.