Wells v. State

The information in this case charged that on May 22, 1925, “Tom Wells did unlawfully transport a quantity of intoxicating liquor, to wit, five gallons of whisky, from a point in Hughes county unknown to a point on the public highway, about 300 yards east of the northeast corner of the town of Lamar.” The trial resulted in his conviction and his punishment fixed at a fine of $50 and imprisonment in the county jail for 30 days. To reverse the judgment rendered on the verdict he appeals, and assigns as error that the trial court erred in admitting incompetent evidence over his objection and in…