Myers v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant, was convicted in the county court of Oklahoma county on a charge of possession of intoxicating liquor, to wit, 20 gallons of wine, a substance containing more than one-half of 1 per cent, of alcohol capable of being used as a beverage, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $50 and confinement in the county jail for a period of 30 days.

Before the case was called for trial the defendant filed his motion to suppress the evidence, alleging that the justice of the peace was without authority to issue the warrant under which the search and…