People v. Pietri

The defendant was informed against by the district attorney for having the unlawful possession and control of a still in violation of the provisions of chapter 277 (page 497) of the Statutes of 1927. The defendant pleaded not guilty. A trial was had in the lower court before the court sitting with a jury. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The defendant made a motion for a new trial, the motion was denied and the defendant has appealed.

The defendant filed a brief on appeal January 3, 1928. The plaintiff filed its brief on February 8, 1928. Therein it objected to a hearing and asked the…