Ratliff v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Co out by

Chief -Justice Clay

Re-versing.

Appellant was indicted for manufacturing intoxicating liquor. The jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at a fine of $100.00 and 60 days in jail.

In view of the -conclusion of the court we need not determine whether the affidavit for the search warrant was sufficient.

The officer making the search testified that he found three barrels of corn beer in appellant’s barn. The beer was ready for use, but he did not discover any still or other apparatus used in the manufacture of intoxicating liquor, nor did he testify that the beer…