Garrison v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Shelby County of selling intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at one year in the penitentiary.

There are a number of complaints of matters of procedure in the record, in none of which do we think error appears except the matter hereinafter mentioned.

By his bill of exceptions No. 9 appellant presents the fact that while on the witness stand testifying in his own behalf he was asked by State’s counsel the following questions:

“Isn’t it a fact, that about a year ago you were drunk and in the calaboose, and that Dick…