State v. Donati

Appellants were convicted of the crime of being jointists, and thereupon perfected this appeal.

Three errors are assigned: (1) sufficiency of the evidence; (2) introduction of evidence; and (3) refusal of the court to grant a new trial.

The facts relied upon by the state for conviction, and the sufficiency of which is challenged by appellants, may be briefly stated as follows: One Odion, employed by the city of Spokane for the purpose of obtaining evidence of violation of the liquor law, on April 29, 1927, visited the Cornell Hotel, in that city, operated by appellant Donati. He asked Donati if…