Preston v. State

The plaintiff in error, who for brevity will be referred to as defendant, was convicted in the county court of Jackson county on a charge of having the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $150 and to serve 50 days in the county jail.

The appeal seeks to raise the question that the conviction was procured by evidence obtained by an illegal search warrant. An examination of the record discloses that the certificate of the trial judge is not attested by the clerk, as required by the provisions of section 785, Comp. St. 1921. This court has .several times…