McNab v. State

Kimball, Chief Justice.

The defendant (plaintiff in error) on November 12, 1929, was charged with petit larceny by complaint filed with a justice of the peace. On the same day the case was disposed of in the manner shown by the following entry in the docket of the justice:

“Defendant forthwith appeared before me, and introduced a plea of nolo contendere. No witnesses were sworn nor was any evidence introduced by the prosecution.

“Court thereupon upon the plea aforesaid, found the defendant guilty of the offense charged.

“Therefore it is by the court ordered and adjudged that the defendant be and…