Sparks v. State

The defendant, Lester Sparks, was charged in the connty court of Sequoyah county with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, was tried, convicted and sentenced to serve 30 days in the county jail, pay a fine of $50 and costs, and has appealed.

It is contended that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction. Certain officers of Sequoyah county, armed with a search warrant, made a search of defendant’s premises. In the kitchen of his residence they found one pint bottle and one half pint bottle of tax-paid whisky. The seals on the bottles were unbroken. They also found a…