State v. Armitage

Appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of having intoxicating liquor (whisky) in his possession for sale for beverage purposes. On appeal, he complains of the refusal of the trial judge to- charge himself, as he was specially requested to do, that in order to convict defendant it was incumbent upon the state to prove or to offer some evidence, either direct or circumstantial, that he possessed the liquor for sale for beverage purposes. The charge requested was refused, as shown by the statements per curiam, upon the grounds, substantially, that the trial judge felt the defendant was…