Becker v. State

The errors assigned in this appeal from a conviction of appellant on a charge of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, (under §4, ch. 48, Acts 1925, §2717 Burns 1926), present the question of the admissibility in evidence of liquor seized and information gained by officers while making a search of appellant’s premises.

It appears from the record that the search warrant (issued under §31, ch. 48, Acts 1925, §2746 Burns 1926), by authority of which appellant’s premises were searched, was issued without a sufficient showing that reasonable and probable cause for the search existed, either…