Cosper

The appellant was tried and convicted upon an information charging him with a violation of section 17 of the Medical Practice Act proscribing the wilful practice of any system or mode of treating the sick and afflicted by one who does not hold a valid certificate therefor. The appellant has appealed upon a typewritten record from the judgment following the verdict" of guilty and from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The chief ground urged on the appeal is that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict of guilty. The evidence covering the actions and methods used by the appellant at the time complained of is in conflict and it is therefore not necessary to do more than to refer to the rule that the verdict cannot be disturbed if there is competent evidence sufficient to prove the charge contained in the information notwithstanding the conflict. It is in evidence that the appellant was the organizer and a member of a corporation known as the Christian Philosophical Institute, which was organized for the purpose of teaching students to treat by prayer the sick and afflicted. A few days prior to August 28, 1924, arrangements were made by the appellant to treat…