Gidley v. State

A charge of being unlawfully in possession of whisky was preferred against this defendant in the- county court. He was there tried and convicted and a fine of $50 was assessed against him. An appeal was taken to the circuit court and a jury trial demanded. In the circuit court he was again convicted; the jury assessing a fine of $350 to which the court added three months’ hard labor for the county and also 115 days’ hard labor to pay the costs. From that judgment of conviction and sentence this appeal is taken.

The rulings of the court upon the testimony to which exceptions were reserved were…