State v. Murphy

MeRedith, Judge:

Defendant was convicted of a violation of the prohibition laws and assigns error.

The indictment is in the statutory form and is sufficient.

The only substantial error assigned is that the court misdirected the jury. No written instructions were offered, but the following shows the directions given by the court, including the objections made by defendant’s counsel:

*478“Gentlemen of the jury, there will be no written instructions in this case. As to the law in the case, the Court instructs you that the burden is on the State to prove all the essential allegations of the case by a…