Watson v. State

The offense charged was violation of the prohibition laws of the state. The prosecution originated in the. county court, and from a judgment of conviction in that court the defendant appealed to the circuit court, and was there tried by a jury, who returned a verdict of guilty and assessed a fine of $150. Default being made in the payment of the fine and cost, the court duly sentenced the defendant to serve at bard labor for the county.

State witness Russell Turberville was permitted to testify, without objection, to a state of facts based principally upon deductions and conclusions of the…