State v. Houge

Christianson, Ch. J.

The defendant was convicted in the county court of Ransom county of engaging in the liquor traffic and he appeals from the judgment of conviction and from an order denying his motion in arrest of judgment. The sole question presented for determination is whether at the time of the conviction and sentence there was any statute in this state authorizing punishment to be imposed upon the defendant. The information charges that the defendant committed the crime of engaging in the liquor traffic in Ransom county on the 6th day of March, 1935. It is conceded that the information…