State v. Tracy

The defendant and Henry W. Byrd were jointly charged, in the Circuit Court of Benton County, with the unlawful transportation of "moonshine, corn whiskey." The venue was changed to the Circuit Court of Bates County, where the defendant was tried alone, convicted, sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for one year, and, in due course, appealed.

I. The defendant challenges the authority of the State to allege in the information that he has been previously convicted of the unlawful possession of "moonshine,Previous Conviction corn whiskey." Omitting formal parts, theof Misdemeanor.…