Mitchell v. State

Appellant was convicted on an information charging, in the language of the statute, a violation of § 6171, C. & M. Digest, which is as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to- receive for storage, distribution, or on consignment, for another, the liquors mentioned in § 6165 of this act, or any of them, or any other liquors, bitters or drinks prohibited by the laws of this State- to be sold, bartered or otherwise disposed of in this State.” He was sentenced to- pay a fine of $100.

The evidence shows that the officers found about four gallons of'liquor…