Anderson v. State

The evidence for the state tends to show that -defendant was found in the possession of a barrel of what the witness called “beer.” On cross-examination the witness said it was not lager beer, but — -

“It was a preparation that they put up for fermentation or something that whisky is made of. It was almost ready to make. I don’t know how long it had been put up.”

There was no evidence that the beer had fermented or that it contained alcohol or that it was suitable to be used as a beverage. A person grinds apples, presses the juice, and puts it in a jar. The possession at that time is not a…