Legal Opinion

State v. Hutchinson

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 9, 1928No. 28,272Published

1Opinion of the Court

*373The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

Appellant was convicted of the offense of having unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor.

The evidence for the state was to- this effect: By authority of a search warrant, the sheriff, undersheriff and the county attorney searched the defendant’s residence in Robinson and found therein a basket containing four one-gallon cans of alcohol.

Defendant contends that under the rule announced in State v. Gendusa, 122 Kan. 520, 253 Pac. 598, a verdict and judgment based solely on such testimony cannot stand. But in that case the instructions were…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. GendusaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1927
  2. State v. GirouxSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
  3. State v. HardsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1928
  4. State v. NossamanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
  5. State v. DoebeleSupreme Court of Kansas · 1921

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