Bonham v. State

The plaintiff in error was convicted in the county court of Coal county of the crime of having the possession of intoxicating liquor, with the intention of violating the provisions of the prohibition law, and, on July 26, 1911, was sentenced to be confined in the county jail of Coal county for a period of six months and pay a fine of $500. An appeal was taken by filing in this court, on August 21, 1911, a petition in error, with a transcript of the record.

A motion to advance the cause, for the reason that defendant was in jail, being unable to give bail pending his appeal, was sustained, and…