State v. Guffey

There is no contention that the defendant violated the terms upon which her sentence was suspended on 2 January 1959 in any respect, except in connection with the charge that on 16 June 1959 she had in her possession a quantity of nontaxpaid liquor for the purpose of sale.

It is the general rule that when judgment is suspended in a criminal action upon good behavior or other conditions, the proceedings to ascertain whether or not the conditions have been violated are addressed to the sound discretion of the judge and do not come within the jury’s province. The findings of the judge, if…