Wilkerson v. City of Lawton

The plaintiff in error, Alex Wilkerson, was arrested in the municipal court of the city of Lawton, Comanche county, Oklahoma, upon a complaint that charged him with having violated a city ordinance, in that the said Alex Wilkerson did unlawfully and willfully run a joint, contrary to the ordinance of the city of Lawton, in such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the city.

On the 22d day of February, 1927, the defendant was tried in the municipal court, found guilty and his punishment assessed at a fine of $20. The defendant tendered his appeal bond within the time…