City of Spokane v. Stamper

Appellant was convicted in the police court of Spokane under a city ordinance. The complaint charged him with having

“. . . intoxicating liquor in his possession in the city of Spokane on April 24, 1928, with intent to sell, barter and exchange the same, to wit, whiskey.”

Upon conviction in the police court, appellant appealed to the superior court, where he was again convicted upon the same complaint, upon a trial before a jury. He was adjudged to pay a fine, and sentenced to confinement in the county jail for sixty days, from which he appeals.

The first claim of error by appellant is in the…