Edwards v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; Scott Wood, Judge; reversed and dismissed. The court erred in refusing to instruct the jury to find defendant Edwards not guilty; but also erred in its instructions to the jury, as no crime was proven under the law. 133 Ark.' 1; 135 Id. 470. Confess error under the rulings of this court. 202 S. W. 39; 205 Id. 814; 206 Id. 51; 129 Ark. 106. Perhaps defendant was guilty of selling liquor, but he was not on trial for that crime.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellant was convicted of the offense of transporting intoxicating liquors, and has prosecuted this appeal. There was testimony to the effect that he had employed Bill Carmoody and H. Harper to transport and to deliver the liquors to him over the public highways of Garland County, and that pursuant to this employment Carmoody and Harper were transporting intoxicating liquors over the highways of that county for delivery to appellant when Carmoody and Harper were arrested by the sheriff of that county and the liquors intercepted and the delivery prevented.
Over appellant’s objection the court…
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