State v. Bowers

The only question presented by this appeal is whether the application for a new trial in a criminal prosecution must be in writing.

Defendant Bowers, the holder of a Class D license for the retail sale of non-intoxicating beer, was charged with selling such beer to a minor under the age of 18 years. Upon trial, which required two days, the jury found him guilty. After the .jury returned its verdict and was dismissed he made an oral application for a new trial urging' the insufficiency of the evidence. It was made a part of the record by the court reporter. The state’s attorney was in the…