Robinson v. State

Joe Eobinson was convicted in the superior court of Walker county of the offense of possessing intoxicating liquor; and he assigns error on the overruling of his motion for a new trial.

The evidence of different witnesses adduced on the trial is in part as follows: “I had occasion to search the place of Joe Eobinson on the 19th day of June, in this county. . . We [officers] drove up to Joe’s house, and . . I saw Joe and two or three other men on the back end of the porch as we drove up and stopped, and I seen Joe turn round and step off right quick, . . and you could smell whisky powerful…