Scott v. State

The defendant Prank Scott was charged with having, controlling, and possessing intoxicating liquor. He was convicted; his motion for a new trial was overruled and he excepted.

Joe Smith, an officer and a witness for the State, testified: “I got a search warrant and asked the sheriff to go to Prank Scott’s house with me. We drove up in front of Prank Scott’s house and I got out of the automobile and started to the house. His wife *490started closing the door. I pushed it open and when I got to the bathroom Mrs. Frank Scott was flushing the toilet and pouring the whisky in it. I saved some of it in…