State v. Smith

On the 23d day of February, 1923, the appellant was found guilty by a. jury of unlawful *589possession .of intoxicating liquor. After denial of a motion for a new trial judgment was entered, from which this appeal is taken.

It is claimed that the court erred in giving to the jury instructions numbers 5 and 6, as follows:

“It is the right of the state or of the sheriff to employ special officers for the purpose of collecting evidence in such cases as this, as well as in other cases, and it is for you to determine from all of the evidence in the case, including that of the special officers who have…