State v. Hayes

Defendant was convicted of the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor and has appealed. The evidence most favorable to the State was to the effect that defendant operated a barber shop in Salisbury, Missouri. Two officers went to the shop for the purpose of executing a search warrant and one asked: "Where's John?" referring to the defendant. The defendant came out of the bathroom and was informed that the officers had a search warrant. He waived the reading of the warrant and told them to proceed with the search. One of the officers started to go in the bathroom of the barber shop, at…