Case Name: Townsend v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1910-06-14
Citations: 7 Ga. App. 811
Docket Number: 2632
Parties: Townsend v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 811–811

Head Matter:
2632.
Townsend v. The State.
Indictment for sale of liquor; from Walker superior court-judge Maddox. April 11, 1910.
Submitted June 1,
Decided June 14, 1910.
P. D. Wright, W. M. Henry, for plaintiff in error.
John W. Bale, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Hill, O. J.
It not being affirmatively shown that the offense was committed prior to the finding of the indictment, the conviction was unauthorized by law. Tharpe v. State, 2 Ga. App. 649 (58 S. E. 1070); Askew v. State, 3 Ga. App. 79 (59 S. E. 311) ; Minhinnett v. State, 106 Ga. 141 (32 S. E. 19). Judgment reversed.