Grippon v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale is the offense; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for four years.

A recital of the facts it deemed unnecessary. Suffice it to say that they are sufficient to support the verdict.

The jury, in their deliberation, after concluding that the accused was guilty of the offense charged, made several attempts to arrive at a verdict *244by dividing by twelve the sum of the amount of punishment thought proper by each juror. These efforts resulted in a quotient verdict of three and a fraction years. Some of…