Peard v. State

The information in this case charged that in Dewey county, March 4, 1924, W. W. Peard, “did then and there knowingly, willfully, and unlawfully make and manufacture by a process of distillation, intoxicating liquor, to wit, whisky.” On the trial, the jury returned a verdict finding him guilty as charged in the information, but failed to agree on the punishment. April 12, 1924, the court rendered judgment and sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of $300 and be confined for ninety days in the county jail.

The errors relied on, and upon which the defendant asks for a reversal, are as follows:…