State v. Craig

By an information filed in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, the defendant (a Negro) was charged, in the first count, with the unlawful transportation of “hooch, moonshine, corn whiskey,” and, in the second count, with the unlawful sale of “hooch, moonshine, corn whiskey.” At the close of all of the evidence the State dismissed as to the second count. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged in the first count, but failed to assess his punishment. The trial court assessed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for two years and sentenced him accordingly, and the…