Barger v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the county court of Kiowa county of a charge of having possession of six gallons of whisky, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $300 and costs, and confinement in the county jail for a period of 30 days.

The evidence discloses that the officers visited the home of the defendant armed with a search warrant. The defendant had a lease on a half section of land in Kiowa county, from which he produced about 150 bales of cotton a year. The officers first searched the barn of the defendant, which was situated about 200 yards…