Davidson v. State

1. The special ground of the motion for a new trial complains that the court erred in giving to the jury an erroneous charge in reference to the punishment of a person convicted of an attempt to manufacture whisky. Granting that the instructions were erroneous, they were harmless, as the defendant was indicted for and convicted of manufacturing intoxicating liquor. See Thompson v. State, 24 Ga. App. 144 (2) (99 S. E. 891), and cases cited.

2. The evidence in this case shows that the beer found at the distillery “ was in a distillation condition,” and that when beer “ gets in a distillation…