Branch v. State

Having been convicted of possessing intoxicating liquor, Prank Branch filed a motion for a new trial based solely upon the usual general grounds. The only contention made by his counsel in this court is that “the evidence does not support the verdict, . . for the reason that the whisky in question was found in the house of another party, and the only direct evidence supporting the verdict was that of the party at-whose house the whisky was found, . . an accessory, admittedly, in said case.” *67The witness referred to by counsel testified unequivocally that the defendant brought the whisky to the…