Cox v. State

Mr. Justice .Prewitt

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The defendant below, Charlie Cox, was found guilty, of the unlawful possession of whisky with punishment fixed at a fine of $100.

The complaint made here is that the search was unlawful, that the officers making the arrest had no search warrant, and that the facts of the case did not justify them in arresting the defendant on the occasion complained of without a search warrant.

The only witnesses who testified in the case were C. A. Cartwright and J. C. Harris, highway patrolmen. These witnesses stated that the defendant was thought to have…