Atwood v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted of having possession of mash fit for distillation and his punishment fixed at a fine of $50 and imprisonment in the county jail for a period of 30 days.

The facts in the case, as revealed by the evidence of the state, are that one W. D. Shamblin, deputy sheriff, visited the premises of the defendant for the purpose of serving a summons on the sister of the defendant; that while on the premises he smelled a strong odor of whisky mash, and later in the day made affidavit and procured a search warrant to search the premises of…