Shockley v. State

On information charging that on or about January 23, 1925, T. C. Shockley did unlawfully have in his possession 90 gallons of mash, he was tried and convicted, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the county jail for 60 days and a fine of $100. To reverse the judgment rendered on the verdict, he appeals and assigns as error the admission of evidence obtained by an unlawful search of his home.

The state relied for this conviction on the testimony of Billy Boots and George Loots, deputy sheriffs, admitted over the defendant’s objection that it was obtained by an unlawful search. Their…