Shaffer v. State

Defendant was convicted of a violation of the liquor laws, being charged, in two counts, with the possession of a still for the making of intoxicating liquors, and with possession of mash and other material used in the manufacture of intoxicating liquors.

The principal errors assigned are that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict, that there was error in the giving and refusal of certain instructions, and that the sentence of the court is excessive under the facts in the case.

Defendant is a young man 22 years of age. The evidence establishes that on the night of September 16,…