Cotton v. State

Defendant, William A. Cotton, was charged in the court of common pleas of Oklahoma county with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, to wit, 25 pints of tax-paid liquor; was tried by the court without a jury, convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and to serve 30 days in the county jail, and has appealed.

Defendant was charged jointly with his wife, Lou Eva Cotton, with the possession of the above described intoxicating liquor at their home in Oklahoma City, on January 3, 1945. Defendant was found guilty, and his wife, Lou Eva Cotton, was found not guilty.

The only contention of…