City of Roswell v. Gallegos

OPINION

E. T. HENSLEY, Jr., Chief Judge, Court of Appeals.

The appellant was charged with the' illegal sale of alcoholic liquor in violation of a municipal ordinance. Trial in the municipal court resulted in a conviction. Thereafter, there was an appeal to the district court of Chaves County where the case was again tried and ended in a finding of guilty by the court. From that conviction and sentence the appeal to this court followed.

In the trial before the district court two witnesses were heard on matters germane to the issues. One was a city policeman, the other was the defendant. The…