Booker v. State

Robert Booker, the defendant in this case, was indicted jointly with Clinton Baugh and George Sanford, for the offense of manufacturing intoxicating liquors. Asserting his innocence upon the trial, he pleaded not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The evidence disclosed that around midnight *67two witnesses for the State raided a still that was in full operation. They testified positively that Robert Booker, the defendant, was seen in front of the furnace, holding a lighted lantern while his confederates were capping the still; that the furnace was fired and whisky was being made;…