State v. Hollister

The appellant, Hollister, and one McLean, on a trial had before the court and a jury, were convicted of the crime of manufacturing intoxicating liquor with the unlawful intent to sell and dispose of the same. Hollister alone appeals.

The appellant, at the close of the state’s case, moved for a directed verdict, basing his motion on the ground that there was not sufficient evidence to carry the case to the jury. The court overruled the motion, and its action in that behalf constitutes the first error assigned.

Briefly, the evidence tends to show that a warrant was issued to the sheriff of…