Thomas v. State

Defendant, Napoleon Thomas, was charged in the court of common pleas of Oklahoma ■county with the crime of unlawful possession of intoxica ting liquor, to wit: one-half gallon of nontax-paid liquor; was tried by the court after having waived a jury, found guilty, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $50 and a term of 30 days in the county jail, and has appealed.

The charge against this defendant was the outgrowth of a search of his home without a search warrant. On the early morning of July 30, 1939, two deputy sheriffs of Oklahoma county were sent by the sheriff’s office to 608 Wisconsin…