Peppers v. State

BAKER, Judge. —

The appellant was convicted of unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor, and his punishment assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

The record discloses that the officers obtained a search warrant, searched the private residence of appellant, and there found more than a half-gallon of whiskey in fruit jars, three or four gallons of “choc beer,” and twelve or fifteen empty fruit jars.

The appellant’s defense was that he had the whiskey for his personal use and not for sale, and challenged the validity of the affidavit and search warrant and the legality of the evidence…