Wingfield v. State

The defendant was convicted of having whisky in her possession. The record shows that the whisky was found in her house, and shows also that Joe Gartrell boarded with her. Both the defendant and Gartrell were arrested. There is no direct evidence that the whisky belonged to the defendant or that it was in her house with her consent or knowledge; Indeed, when Joe Gartrell was arrested he told the officers it was his whisky. The defendant was not present when the whisky was found. She denied knowing anything about the whisky. Under all the particular facts of the case the evidence did not…