Pope v. State

The appellant, Pearlie Pope, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Covington County, Mississippi, for the unlawful possession of whiskey and was sentenced to serve ninety days in jail and pay a fine of $500. Sixty days of the jail sentence and $200 of the fine were suspended pending good behavior.

Armed with a search warrant describing the land where appellant lived, Constable Dale Minton proceeded to the premises. Appellant’s being absent at the time, Minton served a copy of the warrant on Mrs. Pope and conducted a search of the premises. He found whiskey in a pasteboard box at the end of a…