State v. Hards

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The defendant was convicted of the offense of persistent violation of the prohibitory law. It was alleged and shown that prior to this prosecution defendant had been duly convicted of a penal infraction of the prohibitory liquor law; and this second offense charged against him was that of having unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors.

Defendant’s appeal is based on his contention that there was no evidence to support the verdict and judgment. What evidence there was against defendant was largely circumstantial. However, he did tell the…