Smith v. United States

Defendant was convicted on an indictment containing two counts— the first charging unlawful possession, and the second unlawful transportation of “certain intoxicating liquors, to wit, 216 bottles of ginger, fit for use for beverage purposes.” On tbe night of January 27, 1924, a deputy United States marshal and a state constable, under authority of a search warrant, searched the store and outbuildings on the premises known as tbe Porter place. The warrant directed tbe search of the premises and outbuildings of George Smith, John Doe, and others. The officers found men in and around the store…