State v. Collett

Defendant was convicted of the crime of selling liquor to a minor. His motion for a new trial was denied and he appealed from the judgment and order denying the motion for new trial.

The evidence was in sharp conflict. That which sustains the verdict may be summarized as follows: Three Mexican boys named Valentine Deavilla, Marco Rivera and Isobel Rodriquez, ranging from 11 to 13 years of age and who resided on the “South Side” in Billings, were found in a room at the Butte Hotel in Billings on March 17, 1943. Valentine had been given some money with which to buy shoes. Instead of buying shoes…