People v. Woodward

Defendant reviews his conviction, on a charge of unlawfully having intoxicating liquors in his possession, on exceptions before sentence.

1. It is urged that the search warrant, under which certain evidence was secured, was issued without authority of law. The warrant described the premises as—

“the two two-story houses, one brown, the other green, on the premises situate, known and numbered as No. 704'Elizabeth street, in the city of Jackson.”

It was held in People v. Musk, 221 Mich. 578, that the description in a search warrant must point to a definitely ascertainable place. It is apparent…