Wells v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for the possession of a still for the purpose of manufacturing intoxicating liquor; punishment, one year in the penitentiary.

It is urged by counsel for appellant that the evidence falls short of meeting the requirements to establish guilt in a case depending on circumstantial evidence. Our State’s Attorney admits that he has been unable to reach the conclusion that the evidence is sufficient.

On the 20th day of March, 1933, officers found in a tin barn some seven miles from Amarillo a complete still together with a large quantity of mash and more than 30 gallons of…