Vincent v. State

Appellant was convicted of the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors and for a second violation of Section 2613, Code 1942. Appellant’s principal contention is that the record does not sufficiently show that he had been convicted of a first offense. The offense for which ap pellánt was convicted in- the present case occurred on July 21,1945.

When the trial of the case came on, the justice of the peace before whom the first conviction was had, was detained by illness and a copy of his docket entries covering the first conviction certified by him under Section 1725, Code 1942, was…