Akins v. State

Defendant, Fred Akins, and Myrtle Leverett were charged jointly in the county court of Pontotoc county with the crime of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, to wit: 16.pints of assorted brands of tax-paid liquor. They were tried, convicted, and each of said defendants were sentenced to pay a fine of $50, and to serve 30 days in the county jail. The county judge entered an order suspending the jail sentence as to the defendant Myrtle Leverett, and the defendant Fred Akins has alone appealed to this court.

The question of the right of the county judge to suspend the 30-day jail sentence…