Thornhill v. State

Plaintiff in error, Tom Thornhill, was convicted in the county court of Woods county, upon an information, charging that in said county on or about the 22d day of December, 1934, he did have unlawfully in his possession certain intoxicating liquors, with the intention to convey, sell, or otherwise dispose of the same.

The jury failed to agree upon the punishment. Motion for a new trial was filed, presented, and denied. March 5, 1935, the court entered judgment and sentenced him to confinement in the county jail for a period of ninety days and to pay a fine of $150 and the costs.

Upon the trial,…