Queen v. State

From a conviction in the county court of Dewey county on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor, the plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, has appealed.

The only question raised is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. The principal evidence on the part of the state is that of Fred Horton, who was employed and deputized by the sheriff of Dewey county to discover violations of the liquor law. He testified that he went to the residence of the defendant, purchased from him a quart of whisky, and paid for it a sum of $2.50, and that' he took the whisky and…