State v. Duncan

On March 28, 1925, the sheriff of Hill county, -without a warrant, searched an automobile belonging to and in the possession of T. 0. Duncan, and took therefrom twenty-four cases of Canadian whisky and beer. On March 30 an information was filed which charged Duncan with the unlawful transportation and possession of intoxicating liquor. A motion was made to suppress the evidence obtained by the search, but the motion was overruled and the evidence was admitted at the trial. Duncan was found guilty as charged and his punishment was fixed at a fine of $400 and imprisonment in the county jail for…