Murphy v. State

RICE, Judge.

The state’s testimony was to the effect that appellant had a bottle containing about a half pint of whisky in it, and that he gave to one of the state’s witnesses a drink of this whisky. This testimony made out, if believed beyond a reasonable doubt by the jury, the offense charged against appellant, to wit, illegally having in possession prohibited liquor. Code 1923, § 4621. The “quantity” of whisky, as Well as the “quality,” was immaterial.

Not that we see that it has any tearing on the issue litigated in the trial of this case, but because appellant’s industrious counsel urges…