Wright v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Operating under a search warrant, officers went to appellant’s residence for the purpose of making a search for intoxicating liquor. Appellant was not at home when the officers reached his residence, but appeared while the search was in progress. Appellant’s wife, his two daughters and a young man by the name of Coffman were in the house when the search began. The officers discovered six full pints of whisky and one half pint in a small closet…