Lawson v. State

The information charged that A. J. Lawson did have in his possession 30 gallons of whisky mash, fit for distillation for the manufacture of whisky. On the trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty and fixed his punishment at a fine of $50 and confinement in jail for 30 days. To reverse the judgment rendered on the verdict he appeals and assigns as error that the court erred in allowing the officers to testify over his objections to a search of his premises, in that said search was made before service of a search warrant on the defendant.

The undisputed facts are that on the 2d day of July,…