State v. Askew

Appellant, tried in the Circuit Court of Pike County, was found guilty of transporting moonshine whiskey. The jury assessed his punishment at three months imprisonment in the county jail and a fine of $500. His motion for a new trial having been overruled and sentence imposed, he appealed to this court. The information charged appellant and one Henry Hull jointly. But appellant was granted a severance.

[1] I. A preliminary and basic question is whether the trial court rightly overruled appellant's motion to suppress as evidence certain moonshine whiskey taken from appellant's automobile. The…