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37 Ark. 108

Crampton v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 15, 1881

Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1881-05-15

Hon. W- D. Jacoway, Circuit Judge. STATEMENT. J. D. Crampton was indicted, tried, convicted and fined fifty dollars in the Johnson Circuit Court for selling liquor to a minor without the written consent of his father or guardian.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently June 1909

2 state decisions

Relies on Redmond v. State

Cited in Black's (1910)’s definition of “Informality”

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1881-05-15

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Harrison, J.

¶1The defendant in selling the whiskey acted. •at his peril, and a belief that the minor was of age, however honestly entertained, was no justification or excuse for him. Redmond v. The State, 36 Ark. 58.

¶2Though the evidence offered by him to show that he believed the minor was of age, was admissible in mitigation ■of the punishment, he was not injured or prejudiced by its ■exclusion from the jury, as they assessed the lowest fine.

¶3The court, Mving at the instance of the State correctly instructed the jury, very properly refused to give them similar instructions asked for by the defendant.

¶4Affirmed.

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