Ferris v. State

Dissenting Opinion.

Martin, J.

Graves v. State (1921), 191 Ind. 197, 132 N. E. 369, upon the authority of which 1 this case was decided, arose under the Prohibition Law of 1917, which made it unlawful “to keep any intoxicating liquor with intent to sell, barter, exchange, give away, furnish or otherwise dispose of the same.”

Acts 1925, ch. 48, §4, §2717 Burns 1926, which became effective April 25, 1925, one month before this offense was committed and under which this prosecution was brought, made the possession of intoxicating liquor a crime, regardless of the purpose for which it was possessed…