Briggs v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

The indictment against appellant is in two counts, the first charging appellant with the unlawful possession of equipment for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor capable of producing intoxication, and the second with the unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquor. A general verdict of guilty was returned into court, assessing punishment at one year’s confinement in the penitentiary! Judgment was entered applying the verdict to the first count of the indictment. This action of the court is assigned as error.

Where a general verdict of guilty is returned assessing the lowest…