Payne v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Payne v. State

165 N.E. 925, 89 Ind. App. 85, 1929 Ind. App. LEXIS 93

Indiana Court of Appeals·Decided April 3, 1929·No. No. 13,625.·Published

Opinion

Lockyear, J.

This was a prosecution by the State of Indiana against appellant upon affidavit charging the unlawful possession of a still or distilling apparatus for the unlawful manufacture of liquor.

The appellant was not represented bv an attorney, *86 was tried by the court, and found guilty of possession of a still as charged in the affidavit, fined $100 and committed to the Indiana Woman’s Prison from one to five years.

The appellant filed a motion for a new trial alleging: (1) That the finding of the court is contrary to law; (2) that the finding of the court is not sustained by sufficient evidence. The court overruled the motion for a new trial.

There is ample evidence in the record to support the court’s finding and judgment.

Judgment affirmed.

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Lockyear, J.

This was a prosecution by the State of Indiana against appellant upon affidavit charging the unlawful possession of a still or distilling apparatus for the unlawful manufacture of liquor.

The appellant was not represented bv an attorney, *86 was tried by the court, and found guilty of possession of a still as charged in the affidavit, fined $100 and committed to the Indiana Woman’s Prison from one to five years.

The appellant filed a motion for a new trial alleging: (1) That the finding of the court is contrary to law; (2) that the finding of the court is not sustained by sufficient evidence. The court overruled the motion for a new trial.

There is ample evidence in the record to support the court’s finding and judgment.

Judgment affirmed.

Payne v. State, 165 N.E. 925, 89 Ind. App. 85, 1929 Ind. App. LEXIS 93 (Ind. Ct. App. 1929).

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