Goldberg v. State

Pee Cueiam.

1. Where a boat conveying liquors in violation of the prohibition laws of this State was seized by officials of the United States government in the waters of Bryan county, and after the removal of the liquors from the boat it was turned over by the officials to the sheriff of Chatham county, his possession of the boat was not illegal, and related back to the seizure, which we assume to have been lawful.

2. Under the circumstances supposed, the possession by the sheriff would give him such special property in the boat as would “ authorize a prosecution for larceny, in which the…