Smith v. State

The plaintiff in error, John Smith, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was convicted on the 7th day of July, 1922, of having sold on the 16th day of December, 1921, certain intoxicating liquor, to wit, whisky. The information alleged the sale to have been made to Ted Carroll, Cecil Stovall, and Orb Woods. The jury returned the following verdict:

“We, the jury impaneled and sworn to try the issues in the above-entitled cause, do, upon our oath, find the defendant guilty and leave the assessment of his punishment to the court.”

The court rendered judgment on the verdict and assessed the…