Distler v. State

Offense, the unlawful possession of a still for the purpose of manufacturing spirituous liquors capable of producing intoxication; penalty, two years in the penitentiary.

The only point apparently relied on by appellant is the insufficiency of the evidence, it being claimed that the evidence does not show that the still found in possession of appellant was a whiskey still; that same may have been a vinegar, gasoline or chemist's still. The officers found appellant in possession of a still located in a pasture at the end of a tank of water. We quote from the statement of facts:

"The still we…