Smith v. State

The information in this case charged that on the 13th day of July, 1923, “Doc Smith did willfully and unlawfully sell intoxicating liquor, to wit, Choctaw beer to . Shelton, for the sum of $1 for a quart.” The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty, and punishment fixed at a fine of $50, and confinement for 30 days. From the judgment on the verdict, he appeals. The errors assigned question the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict.

Wallace Shelton testified that he stopped his car near the defendant’s place and went into the house and paid a dollar for a bottle of Choctaw beer;…