Evans v. State

105 So.2d 831 (1958)

William EVANS

v.

STATE.

5 Div. 510.

Court of Appeals of Alabama.

March 4, 1958.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 1958.

Geo. P. Howard, Wetumpka, for appellant.

John Patterson, Atty. Gen., and Robt. P. Bradley, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

PRICE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of transporting prohibited liquors in quantities of five gallons or more.

On Thanksgiving day in 1955 one Frankie Wright's automobile, in which defendant was a passenger, was stopped and searched by an officer of Elmore County. Ten gallons of whiskey was found in the trunk. Wright and defendant were…