Baylis v. State

*336W. C. Baylis was convicted by a jury in the County Court of Forrest County of unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $500.00 and serve 90 days on the county roads. The circuit court affirmed the judgment, and he has appealed here.

The first error assigned is that the county court should have sustained his plea to its jurisdiction.

This question arose in this way: The grand jury found and returned the indictment. A capias was issued, and the defendant was arrested and released on bond to a later day of the term. In about ten days, the circuit court, by…