Matthews v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of violating the local option law, his punishment being assessed at a fine of $25 and twenty days imprisonment in the county jail.

The facts are sufficient to sustain the verdict. The evidence covered several transactions. There was no objection to the introduction of these various matters, and no election asked by appellant as to which transaction should form- the basis of conviction. These matters occurred principally during the summer and fall of 1908.

1. The court charged the jury, in substance, that if they believed from the evidence beyond…