Shaw v. Benton

B. H. Shaw was convicted in the city court of Savannah, on November 15, 1917, for violation of the prohibition laws of the State, and sentenced to pay a fine of $1000 and costs, or, in lieu thereof, to labor upon the chain-gang of Chatham county for six months. He moved for a new trial, which was denied on December 22, 1917. There*590upon he sued out a writ of error, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment. Before the remittitur from that court was forwarded, the judge of the city court of Savannah, on April 5, 1918, and after the adjournment of the term at which the trial was had and the…