Phelps v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the sale of beer in a dry area; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $500.00.

From the record, it appears that the appellant and his co-defendant appeared' at the office of the county judge of Smith County, entered their pleas of guilty without the intervention of a jury; certain evidence was heard by the court, and then the following transpired: “At this point the county judge directed C. B. Brown and Wm. H. Phelps, the Defendants, to leave the county judge’s office and remain outside, in the reception room of such office, which they did. The door…