midpage

Spelman v. StateSpelman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Jan 19, 1924
No. A-4197.
Reporters:
, , ,
Before:
Bessey
*48 BESSEY, J.

W. H. Spelman, plaintiff in error, was by information filed in the county court of Payne ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍county September 29, 1921, charged with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors at his place of business in Stillwater. At the trial, December 1, 1921, he was found guilty as charged, and his punishment ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍assessed at a fine of $50 and confinement in the county jail for a period of 30 days. From the judgment on this verdict he appeals.

The plaintiff in error in his brief and ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍argument urges but one assignment of error, namely, that the proof is insufficient to support the verdict. ¥e have examined the testimony, and conclude that this assignment is not borne out by the ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍record. The testimony is conflicting, but there is evidence, if believed by the jury, sufficient to support the verdict. The jury, under such circumstances, are the judges of the weight of the testimony and ‍‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍the credibility of the witnesses.

The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

MATSON, P. J., concurs. DOYLE, J., dissents.

Case Details

Case Name: Spelman v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Date Published: Jan 19, 1924
Citations: 221 P. 1044; 1924 OK CR 11; 26 Okla. Crim. 47; 1924 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 11; No. A-4197.
Docket Number: No. A-4197.
Court Abbreviation: Okla. Crim. App.
Log In