State v. Koil

Litz, Judge:

The defendant, Felix Koil, was tried and convicted in the circuit court for possession of moonshine liquor.

The sole ground of error assigned upon this writ is that the only evidence of guilt was obtained through an unlawful arrest of the defendant by Mike Hines, a deputy sheriff, without a warrant. The circumstances of the arrest, detailed by Hines as a witness for the State, follow:

Q Please explain to the jury just why you arrested him on that particular night.

A I was walking down the road and walked within three or four feet of him. He had a sack in his hand and just as he…