Ross v. State

* Headnotes 1. Criminal Law, 16 C.J., Section 2194; 2. Searches and Seizures, 35 Cyc., p. 1265. Curley Ross appeals from a conviction on a charge of having intoxicating liquor in his possession. There is but one question presented on the appeal that deserves discussion, and that is whether a defendant, disclaiming possession of a suit case which is found to contain liquor, can at the same time contend that the testimony of the officer is inadmissible at the trial because the search of the suit case was without a search warrant. We shall state so much of the record only as is necessary to…