Harris v. State

Nichols, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was convicted of possessing a quantity of non-tax-paid liquor. The defendant was sentenced on July 1, 1961, to twelve months in a public works camp; however, such sentence provided that upon the payment of a fine on or before August 1, 1961, the sentence would be suspended during such time as the defendant complied with various requirements (probation). While the defendant’s motion for new trial, based on the usual general grounds only, was pending in the trial court the defendant tendered the amount of the fine to a deputy sheriff who accepted the same…