Hall v. State

The plaintiff in error, W. T. Hall, was convicted at the August, 1914, term of the County Court of Okmulgee county, on a charge of having unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, with intent to sell the same, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $50.00 and'imprisonment in the county jail for a period of thirty days. The serious error complained of in this case is the giving of the following instruction by the trial court:

“You are further instructed that the defendants in this action .have offered proof as to their good character in the community in which they live as law abiding citizens.…