Meadors v. State

BERRY, Judge.

The appellant was charged by indictment in the district court of Robertson County in two counts, the first unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor to William Henderson, and the second with unlawfully possessing* intoxicating* liquor for the purpose of sale, and was convicted and his punishment assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

The court charged the jury on both counts of the indictment and the jury returned a verdict as follows]: “We the jury find the defendant guilty and assess his punishment at one year’s confinement in the state penitentiary.” Upon this verdict, the…