State of Missouri v. Moon

Defendant Parker together with one M.oon were jointly tried and convicted of having a still fit for use in the distilling of intoxicating liquor, contrary to section 2 of the Act of April 3, 1923, concerning intoxicating liquors. [See Laws of 1923, p. 237.] The punishment assessed by the verdict of the jury was .a fine of $100 and thirty days in the county jail. Defendant Parker has appealed.

The facts show that on March 10, 1924, some officers of Buchanan county, armed with a search warrant, raided a place just south of the city limits of St. Joseph. When they arrived at said place they found…