TAYLOR v. CITY OF PINE BLUFF

No. 4839.

289 S.W.2d 679 (1956)

Berlon S. TAYLOR, Appellant, v. CITY OF PINE BLUFF, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Coffelt, Little Rock, for appellant.

Wilton E. Steed, Pine Bluff, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

[I]' The appellant was charged with having kept his grocery store open on seven separate Sundays, in violation of state law. Ark.Stats.1947, § 41-3802. The trial court directed a verdict of guilty upon each count, as is permissible in a misdemeanor case when the proof of guilt is undisputed and the punishment is by fine alone. Huff v. State, 164 Ark. 211, 261 S.W. 654. The jury assessed the minimum fine of $25 for each offense.

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