Dykes v. State

The plaintiff in error, who hereinafter will be referred to as defendant, was indicted and convicted of the offense of possessing beer for the purpose of sale and sentenced to serve six months in the County Jail and pay a fine of $100.00. Following the overruling of his motion for a new trial, the defendant has duly perfected his appeal.

The bill of exceptions is in narrative form. It shows that on May 15, 1962 two sheriff’s deputies procured a search warrant for the residence of the defendant and searched same. These officers found eleven cases and ten cans of beer on the premises. Four cases…