State v. Campbell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Adams, J., at tbe July Term, 1921, of Buncombe. Tbe defendant was convicted of having in bis possession spirituous liquors for tbe purpose of sale. He was arrested as be was walking on Cburcb Street in Asheville by officers who bad received information that be bad liquor in bis possession for sale. He was not searched by them, and be requested that they should not do so.
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Appeal by defendant from Adams, J., at tbe July Term, 1921, of Buncombe. Tbe defendant was convicted of having in bis possession spirituous liquors for tbe purpose of sale. He was arrested as be was walking on Cburcb Street in Asheville by officers who bad received information that be bad liquor in bis possession for sale. He was not searched by them, and be requested that they should not do so. They put him in an automobile, and took him to tbe sheriff’s office, where tbe defendant voluntarily took out of bis several pockets 5 pints of corn whiskey, which were later introduced in evidence on…
1Opinion of the CourtOlaeic, C. J.
C. S., 3379, provides: “It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation, by whatever name called, to have or keep in possession, for tbe purposes of sale, any spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors.” There was ample evidence in this case submitted to tbe jury which justified tbe verdict that tbe defendant bad liquor in bis possession for tbe purpose of sale.
He bad it in bis possession concealed, and was going from tbe direction of bis borne when taken to tbe sheriff’s office, be voluntarily produced 5 pints of whiskey from as many or more pockets, and be offered no evidence…
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