Whittington v. State

Hart, • J.

Charles Whittington was tried in the circuit court before a jury on the charge of selling intoxicating liquors in violation of the statute. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and fixed Ms punishment at one year in the State Penitentiary. The defendant lias duly prosecuted an appeal to tMs court.

The conviction was secured on the testimony of H. B. Patterson, a deputy sheriff. According’ to his testimony, a taxicab driver, named McClung, purchased some whiskey from Charles Whittington in the city of Port Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., on the night of March 4, 1923. Patterson was…