State v. Decker

In an information filed in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, the defendant herein was charged with manufacturing, on August 21, 1926, hootch, moonshine, corn whiskey. The verdict of the jury was guilty as charged in the information, and his punishment was assessed at two years in the penitentiary. Defendant appealed.

The State's evidence warrants the finding that, during the summer of 1926, the Sheriff of Pulaski County employed Luther Ousley and Fred Ruhl for compensation to aid in catching lawbreakers and particularly defendant, surmised by the sheriff to be such. On August 13, 1926,…