Wade v. State

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted for possessing whiskey in a container to which no tax stamp was affixed, showing that the tax due the State had been paid, and her punishment was assessed at a fine of $200.00.

The facts are unusually' short. The Sheriff of Cass County was the only witness. Appellant was a negro woman who lived with her husband. The sheriff went to their home. The husband was not there at the time: Appellant invited the sheriff into the house. He went in and asked appellant if she had any whis- - key there. She replied in the negative. He then asked her if she…