Trotter v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for the unlawful possession of whiskey for the purpose of sale in a dry area with a prior conviction for a like offense alleged for enhancement of the penalty; the punishmnt, one year in jail and a fine of $500.

In view of the disposition hereof a summary of the facts will be omitted.

The trial court separately submitted to the jury the primary offense and in connection therewith charged the jury that in the event they found him guilty of the primary offense to “ * * * assess his punishment at a fine of not less than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars and not…