Conti v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to in this opinion as the defendant, was by information charged with the unlawful possession of spirituous, fermented, malt and intoxicating liquor, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine of $100, and be imprisoned in the county jail for 30 days, from which judgment and sentence the defendant has appealed to this court.

The testimony on behalf of the state shows that the sheriff and his deputies went to the home of the defendant with a search warrant to search his premises, and found a half gallon of choctaw beer in the room adjoining the…