Norman v. State

The defendant and John Gilbert were tried together for the offense of possessing intoxicating liquors, and both were convicted. The defendant’s motion for a new trial contained only the usual general grounds, and two grounds which were merely amplifications of the general grounds. The judge charged the jury, in part, as follows: “ If you believe, from the evidence, that Prank Norman was in possession of the office in which the whisky was found, [and] if you believe, from the evidence, that John Gilbert brought the whisky there or had it brought there, with Prank Norman’s knowledge, [and] that…