State v. Gumm

The defendant Gumm was charged by information filed in the superior court for Cowlitz county with the crime of being a bootlegger, committed by carrying about with him in that county intoxicating liquor, commonly known as “moonshine whiskey,” for the purpose of unlawful sale. His trial resulted in a verdict of the jury finding him guilty as charged and a judgment rendered thereon against him, from which he has appealed to this court.

It is contended in behalf of Gumm that the trial court erred in refusing to take the case from the jury and decide as a matter of law that the evidence does not…