Herd v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

Conviction for a misdemeanor; punishment being assessed at a fine of $200.

The verdict reads as follows: “Guilty. Penalty $200. Joe M. Stacy.”

Appellant’s contention that the verdict is insufficient must be sustained. In Moneyhun v. State, Opinion No. 20,809, this day delivered, (page 322 of this volume) the court held the following verdict to be insufficient:

“No. 10311. Guilty, 90 days in jail. Geo. T. Moore, Foreman.”

In the course of the opinion in the Moneyhun Case the court said: “Too much can not be left to interpretation, nor to speculation. Probably this jury intended to…