Booth v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, the unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquor; penalty, two years in the penitentiary.

Operating under a search warrant, the Sheriff of Cottle County, in March, 1927, searched certain premises and found thereon a complete still set up ready for operation in a dugout located in a canyon about 100 yards from a residence. In this dugout was also a quantity of mash, sugar, intoxicating liquor, etc. The testimony for the State tended to show that the still, equipment, etc., belonged to appellant, while that for the appellant was sufficient to support the conclusion that the…