Mansell v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; penalty,'one year in the penitentiary.

Officers had been informed that appellant was coming in with a load of whiskey and they took their stand by the side of the road and he came by and refused to stop upon signal. The officers detected the odor of whiskey as he passed. They gave chase and appellant finally stopped. Officers observed whiskey leaking from appellant’s car at the time. Appellant refused to permit the search of his car without a search warrant. Officers informed him they would search…