People v. Goss

The defendant was convicted under an information charging the unlawful possession and transportation of intoxicating liquors.

On September 27, 1927, he was driving an automobile on a public highway in the county of St. Joseph, Michigan. He was stopped by a State police officer, who had observed that there was no license plate on the front of the automobile and that the number on the rear plate was not readily discernible. After some conversation with the officer, it is claimed that the defendant admitted he had liquor in the car and expressed a desire to “fix it up.” The officer searched the…