Uto v. State

The plaintiff in error, Lee Uto, defendant below, was charged by information in the court of common pleas in Tulsa county, Oklahoma, with the offense of unlawful possession of one-half pint' of tax-paid whisky. The offense was allegedly committed in Tulsa, Tulsa county, Oklahoma, on March 30, 1948. The defendant was tried by a jury, convicted, his punishment fixed at a $500 fine and 30 days in jail, and judgment and sentence entered accordingly.

This case was tried on April 20, 1948, and the appeal herein was perfected on November 3, 1948. The case was submitted on February 15, 1950, on the…