Taylor v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Having procured a search warrant, officers went to appellant’s residence and filling station for the purpose of searching for intoxicating liquors. They first entered appellant’s gasoline station and arrested him. Thereafter they searched his residence and found a number of empty pint bottles and some quart jars. A search of appellant’s garage disclosed seventeen pints of whisky under the seat of an unregistered automobile. The officers found…