Whitford v. State

The information in this case charged that on the 9th day of August, 1923, the defendant, W. N. Whitford, did unlawfully transport “one-half gallon of corn whisky upon the streets of Ardmore, to wit, on West Main street.” The trial resulted in his conviction as charged, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $400 and imprisonment for four months in the county jail. To reverse the judgment rendered on the verdict he appeals. Numerous errors are assigned and argued.

That evidence on the part of the state is to the effect that on the 9th day of August, 1923, Tom Kiersey and Carl Holden, two police…