Hamilton v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— Possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale is the offense; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Possessed of a search warrant, two officers searched the house of the appellant. A woman and children were present, whom the officers took to be the family of the appellant. He was not present at the time of the search, which took place about eleven o’clock in the morning. He appeared there and was arrested soon after the search was completed.

The statement of facts is somewhat confusing touching the quantity of whisky that was on…