Norton v. State

Raleigh Norton was convicted of possessing non-tax-paid intoxicating liquors. His motion for a new trial was denied , and that judgment is assigned as error. The evidence amply authorized the verdict, and therefore the general grounds of the motion are without merit. Special ground 1 complains of the admission of the following testimony of a witness for the State: “As to what Raleigh’s wife said to me in his presence there in the house, she was talking to Mr. Standley mostly and part of the conversation I didn’t hear, but she asked Mr. Standley for us to keep him locked up until he got sober…