State v. Murphy

DONALDSON, Justice.

Upon appeal from a lower court determination of guilt, the defendant-appellant Frank Murphy was tried de novo in district court for the crime of selling beer to a minor. A jury of six persons returned a verdict of guilty, and the district court fined the appellant $300.00 and sentenced him to twenty days in the county jail. This appeal is taken from the judgment of conviction entered by the district court.

The criminal complaint filed against the appellant charges him with “selling beer to a minor person” and indicates a violation of I.C. § 23-1023, which in pertinent part…