Yawn v. State

Appellant was convicted in the county court on a charge of the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor, which conviction was affirmed on appeal to the circuit court, and is now brought here for review. • Appellant’s guilt *770is shown conclusively by the evidence but he raises two questions with which we will deal.

1. Prior to the trial of this case the State Tax Collector had instituted a civil suit against appellant for the collection of penalties for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor. On the trial of that suit appellant voluntarily testified as a witness in his own behalf, and admitted the…