Wright v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for possessing intoxicating liquor; punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

An officer driving along a road observed a man step out from under a bridge or culvert with something in his arms which excited the suspicion of the officer. He went to said place and found appellant with two jars of whisky in his hands. Appellant struck them together and broke them, but a third jar full of whisky was captured by the officer. He testified that appellant tried to break the third jar and fought him while he was getting it. These facts seem amply sufficient to support the…