State v. . Hickey

A. S. Burleson, an officer, testified to the effect that "I saw him (defendant) get out of the car. He had on a light sweater, and I saw a bulk of something under his arm, and started to go in the door in the Glenn Building in Spruce Pine, and I ran in before he could get into the door and caught him and took one-half gallon of liquor from under his sweater."

The court below charged the jury: "If this evidence satisfies you beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant had in his possession liquor, then you would return a verdict of guilty against him for the possession of intoxicating liquor.…