Manning v. State

1. Plaintiff in error was accused of having “in his possession, custody, and control a quantity of spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented, and intoxicating liquors.” On the trial the judge instructed the jury, “If you believe from the evidence, and beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant Ed Manning did, on the date alleged in the accusation or at any time two years prior to the filing thereof, have a bottle in his possession, custody, pr control, and that the bottle did contain spirituous, malt, vinous, *149or intoxicating liquors, it would make no difference whether the bottle and its contents…