Stephens v. State

CARR, Presiding Judge.

The accused was charged and convicted of transporting prohibited liquor in quantities of five gallons or more. Title 29, Sec. 187, Code 1940.

In material aspects the evidence is not in dispute. The defendant did not testify nor offer any witnesses in his -behalf.

The State proved that the appellant was driving a truck in which there was a jug containing a little more than five gallons of “moonshine” whiskey.

Within the time required by law appellant filed a motion for a new trial. More than thirty days after the date of the judgment of conviction, he filed an amendment to…