State v. Keikorian

Oct 1, 1929
Reporters:

Prosecution by complaint for the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor. At the close ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍of all the evidence, both for the state and the respondent, the respondent moved the direction of verdict in his favor, on the ground ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍that the evidence would not justify conviction.

The motion was overruled and exception had.

Now, following the jury verdict of guilty, the exception is argued.

Little need ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍be said. Only one witness testified for the State, the respondent alone on his side, and the testimony was sharply conflicting.

That for the State, ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍though there may have been circumstances affecting its weight, was sufficient to warrant conviction, if believed. So, the trial judge sent the case to ‍​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍the triers of fact, and properly. Exception overruled. Judgment for the State.