Hall v. State

Appellant was convicted of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors. The affidavit charges that he “ unlawfully and wilfully possessed intoxicating liquor, to wit, malt liquor.”

The testimony showed that the liquor was intoxicating but does not disclose what percentage of alcohol by weight it contained. A constable, who avows familiarity with intoxicants and the processes of manufacture of homemade malt liquors, estimated the potency of the seized liquors as about half that of whisky. He did not reveal the alcoholic content of whisky. • He did not have it analyzed but stated, “I believe it…