State v. McLain

Defendant was convicted of the felonious sale of moonshine whiskey and sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the penitentiary, and he appeals.

The Attorney-General in his brief makes the point that the purported bill of exceptions is not properly authenticated and that there is, therefore, nothing before this court for review but the record proper. From an examination of the record we find that this contention must be sustained.

The information was filed and the case was tried in the Circuit Court of Stoddard County, in which county the offense is alleged to have occurred. Stoddard County is…