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Appeal and Error — Scope of Review in Misdemeanor Case in Absence of Briefs or Oral Argument. Where an appeal is prosecuted to this court from a conviction for a misdemeanor, and no briefs are filed, nor oral argument made when the case is submitted, this court will examine the record for fundamental errors, and if none such appear, and the evidence reasonably supports the verdict and judgment, the case will be affirmed.

Appeal from County Court, Carter County; A.J. Hardy, Judge.

Walter Beckham and others were convicted of manufacturing whisky, and they appeal. Affirmed.

John L. Hodge, for plaintiffs in error.

Geo. F. Short, Atty. Gen., for the State.

PER CURIAM. The plaintiffs in error, hereinafter called defendants, were convicted in the county court of Carter county on a charge of manufacturing whisky. The defendants Jack Stumpf, B. Ellege, and Sam Ellege were each sentenced to serve a term of 90 days in jail and to pay a fine of $200. The defendant Walter Beckham was sentenced to serve a term of 90 days in jail and to pay a fine of $100, and the defendant Troy Ellege sentenced to serve a term of 60 days in jail and to pay a fine of $50.

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This case was tried in October, 1924, and the appeal lodged in this court February 9, 1925. No briefs have been filed in behalf of defendants and no oral argument made. We have examined the record and find no jurisdictional error, and have read the evidence and find that it fully supports the verdict and judgment.

The case is affirmed.