Burdett v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale is the offense; penalty, confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years.

A search of the appellant’s premises revealed forty-eight gallons of whisky in his garage. The appellant’s wife testified that the search was made at night; that about an hour before the search and in the absence of her husband, a man by the name of Mayfield appeared. He claimed to be an acquaintance of the appellant and was finally recognized by the witness as such acquaintance. In response to his inquiry, Mayfield…