Reutlinger v. State

H. K. Reutlinger, plaintiff in error, defendant in the trjal court, was convicted of the embezzlement of certain contraband goods taken and delivered to him for transportation by the sheriff of Woods county. His punishment was fixed by the jury at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of three years and one month.

In order to make clear the issues of law and fact in volved in this appeal, a somewhat extended statement of the outstanding features of the evidence becomes necessary.

This prosecution arose as a sequel to a search and seizure of a large quantity of whisky, with vessels, tools,…