People v. Beck

Peter Beck was convicted in the county court of Lake county on an information charging him with unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor on July 4, 1921, was sentenced to pay a fine of $500, and prosecutes this writ of error to reverse the judgment, a constitutional question being involved.

Beck had a house on Grass lake, which he and his wife used as a summer home. This house was searched by officers on July 4, 1921, under authority of a warrant issued for that purpose. The evidence for the People consisted of the testimony of the officers, and of intoxicating liquor, containers and articles…