Haynes v. State

The plaintiff in error,, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Major county of selling whisky to minors, and was sentenced to serve five years in the state penitentiary, and to pay a fine of $500.

The record discloses that the evidence for the state is that, at the time charged, defendant sold one quart of whisky to two young men under the age of 21 years. Defendant denies this, and offers considerable testimony in his defense. The controverted question of fact was for the jury, and there is ample evidence to sustain a verdict of guilty.

It is first argued that…