Coleman v. State

Appellant is charged with violating the local option law in making a sale of intoxicating liquor to one Mack Bennett. My brethren affirm. The judgment ought to be reversed.

The substance of the evidence is as follows: Bennett testified that he was in appellant's clubroom about Christmas, 1906; that he had seen defendant a few times, and to the best of his belief identifies appellant as the man concerned in the transaction hereinafter mentioned. He stated to appellant that he wanted some whisky; appellant informed him that he had none, but could order him some, which he would receive on the…