Beasley v. State

BICHABDSON, Judge.

Four grounds for a reversal are urged here, namely: that the court erred in overruling plaintiff in error’s motion for a new trial; that the court erred in overruling plaintiff in error’s motion in arrest of judgment; that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the law; and that the verdict was-contrary to the evidence.

We have examined the evidence and find it conflicting. The prosecuting witness testified that he bought whisky from the plaintiff in error, stating the time and place of the purchase; the -latter in his testimony denied the matter in toto.

This presented a question as to the credibility of the witnesses and the *700 weight and value to be given to their testimony; and of this the jury were the sole judges. This record shows no such condition as would justify this-court in holding-that the verdict was contrary either to the law or the evidence.

The motion in arrest, of jurgment was based upon the failure of the information, which' was drawn under art. 3, chap. 61, Snyder’s Comp. Laws of Olda., to negative the' exceptions contained in article 1 of said chapter. It lias already been twice held by this court in construing this-same act-that it is not necessary that the indictment ■ or information negative the exceptions contained in article one.

Smythe v. State, 2 Okla. Cr. 286 , 101 Pac. 611 ;

De Graff v. State, 2 Okla. Cr. 519 , 103 Pac. 538 . And it would seem that the rule of stare decisis would now be applicable to this question.

The assignment that the court erred in overruling plaintiff in error’s motion for • a - new trial presents no question not already considered.. . -.

Finding no error, -the judgment of -the lower court is affirmed. , FURMAN, Presiding Judge,, and D.OYLE, Judge, concur.