State v. Phillips

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Stabler.

The defendant was tried and convicted on the charge of receiving and having in possession intoxicating liquors, and was sentenced by his Honor, Judge Sease, to 3 months’ imprisonment or to pay a fine of $600.00.

At the close of the testimony, counsel for the defendant moved for a directed verdict on the ground that there was no evidence connecting the defendant with the whiskey and with the pieces of the still which the officers had found in his neighborhood. This motion was refused. After the verdict and before the sentence, a…