Parnell v. State

The defendant, Neal Parnell, was jointly charged with one Howard Lee with the crime of transporting alcoholic liquor into the state of Oklahoma without a permit from the State Tax Commission. A severance was had, Parnell was tried, convicted and pursuant to the verdict of the jury was sentenced to serve three years imprisonment in the penitentiary and pay a fine of $1,000, and has appealed.

The case has been well briefed and many assignments of errors are presented. We shall consider them in the order in which they are presented in the brief of defendant.

It is first contended that there was no…