Hamilton v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, the unlawful possession of intoxicating licjuor for the purpose of sale; penalty, four years in the penitentiary.

Only one bill of exception is found in the record. This apparently attempts to raise the question of former conviction, it being claimed that appellant had previous to the trial of the instant case been convicted of the offense of unlawfully manufacturing intoxicating liquor. Arts. 508 and 509, C. C. P. (.1925), require that such a plea shall be made and verified by the affidavit of the defendant. We find no plea of former conviction of any character in the…