Duncan v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, punishment being one year in the penitentiary.

Two officers claimed to have seen appellant drive a car into a gin yard early in the night. Appellant was night watchman at the gin. The car did not belong to him. Jack Duncan owned the car. The officers reached the yard a short time after the car was driven in and testified that appellant was in the car and Mack Reeves standing beside it when they arrived. When the officers started to search the car appellant threw a half gallon judge of whisky out and…