Guerin v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; Scott Wood,' Judge; The evidence was not sufficient to warrant the submission of the question of guilt or innocence to the jury. 57 Ark. 461. The venue of the crime was not proved. 54 Ark. 371. The proof was amply sufficient to sustain the verdict. 135 Ark. 117; 136 Ark. 385. Instruction No. 6 was correct, it was based on section 6160, C. & M. Digest.
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Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; Scott Wood,' Judge; The evidence was not sufficient to warrant the submission of the question of guilt or innocence to the jury. 57 Ark. 461. The venue of the crime was not proved. 54 Ark. 371. The proof was amply sufficient to sustain the verdict. 135 Ark. 117; 136 Ark. 385. Instruction No. 6 was correct, it was based on section 6160, C. & M. Digest. The evidence was sufficient to prove the venue. 62 Ark. 497; 68 Ark. 336; 73 Ark. 484. The motion for new trial on account of newly discovered evidence was properly overruled; sufficient diligence not being…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted in the Garland Circuit Court for the crime of manufacturing and being interested in the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, and as a punishment therefor was adjudged to serve a term of one year in the State penitentiary. An appeal from the judgment has been duly prosecuted to this court, and a reversal is sought upon the grounds:
First: That the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict;
Second: That instruction No. 6 given by the court was erroneous;
Third: That the venue was not established; and,
Fourth: That a new trial should have been…
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