Sanders v. State

Benjamin F. Sanders was indicted in the Drew Circuit Court for obstructing a public road by felling trees and timber across it.

Upon the plea of not guilty he was tried by a jury, convicted and fined one cent. He moved for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was contrary to the law and evidence; the motion was overruled by the Court, and he excepted, and appealed. No instructions appear to have been asked, or given by the Court to the jury. No question of law was reserved at the trial. This Court is asked to decide merely whether the Court below erred in overruling the motion for a new…