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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The grand jurors in and for the boh or the said County or
Rockingham, and now attending said court at its December term, 193,
upon their oaths do present that Connie Biller and• 91 IS • Tillt:r:""
on or about the 15~h day or November, 1931, in said County, did
unlawfully sell about one pint of ardent spirits (moonshine liquor,
against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This indictment is found on the testimony of jesse Moyers
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grand jury to give evidence.
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of January , i n the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred thirty- two .
Prese nt : Hon . H. W. Bertram, Judge .
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On an indictme nt for a mis demeano r (Pro . )
Connie Biller
This day came t he at tor ney for the commonwe alth , and
the defenda nt, connie Biller, was brought into Court by the sheriff
of this county; whereu pon, th e Court, with the consent of the attor-
ney for the Commonw ealth, and upon the defendan t 's pl ea of guil ty
entered at a fonner day of the term , proceede d to hear and determin e
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evidence , the Court do th ascerta in the pun ishment of the sa i d Connie Biller at three months in jail and a fine of twenty- five dollars.
And it is co nsi dered by the Court t hat the Commonwealth recover
against Connie Biller twenty-f i ve doll a rs, th e fine afo r esa i d ,
and the costs inciden t to this pro eecution , and that the said Connie Biller be held to hard labo r on th e State Convict Road Force
f or the term of three months an d thereaft er until .his fire and
cos ts be pa i d , or , unti l he is discharged pursuant to the statute
f or such cases made and p rovided; and the said Conn ie Biller is
remanded to jail until he can be delivere d into the custody of an
officer of the state convict Road Forde,to be held a s a member
of said Road Force for th e term a nd purposes afore s a id. It is con s idered by the Court that the said Connie Biller shall have credit for
55 'day s, t he time he has been held in jail awaiting trial .
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Title
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1916-1933
Identifier
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Pro001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Connie Biller
Description
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Misdemeanor; Guilty
Subject
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Misdemeanor
guilty
sold ardent spirits-moonshine
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1932
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RcPr-box9-056
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Biller