Johnson v. State

The appellant was arrested by officers Brown and Davis. Their testimony is thus summarized: The officers were looking for the appellant and saw him walking on the street carrying a paper bag in his hand. There was a boy with the appellant. The officers had a "pretty good" idea as to what the bag contained, but could not tell its contents. The officers got out, approached the appellant and said, "What is that, Willie?" He said, "A gallon of whisky." This statement was made after the appellant had been stopped by the officers, who had no warrant for the arrest. One of the officers testified:

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