Velarde

People v. Velarde

Good Law
1920 Cal. App. LEXIS 593·45 Cal. App. 520·188 P. 59
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 21, 1920Crim. No. 689.California3,053 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Finlayson, J.

Upon an information, filed in the superior court of Riverside County, defendant was convicted of a violation of section 5 of an ordinance of that county, whereby it is provided that “it shall be unlawful, for any person ... to carry, haul, transport, furnish, deliver or ship into the county of Riverside or through, over or across any portion of said county . . . any intoxicating liquor' . without having placed upon each package and consignment thereof a mark or label showing the true name and quantity of each kind of liquor therein contained, and the names and addresses of the consignor and consignee, . . . and all such packages shall be so marked and labeled before leaving the place of business of the person ... so furnishing, shipping or delivering the same, provided, however, that this section shall have no reference to interstate commerce passing through the county.”

The information charges that defendant “did . . . carry and transport a quantity of intoxicating liquors through, over and across the county of Riverside, without having placed on each package and consignment” the mark or label required by the ordinance. Defendant was found guilty as charged. He was sentenced to…

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