Stengnach v. State

Appellant was convicted in the city court of the city of Gary on an affidavit charging a violation of the liquor laws of our state in this, to wit, that appellant unlawfully possessed, sold, bartered, exchanged, etc., intoxicating liquor. An appeal was taken by appellant to the criminal court of Lake county. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty. The court rendered judgment on the verdict. The only error relied upon for reversal is that the court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial.

At the threshold of our consideration of the assigned error, the Attorney-General, on…