State v. West

In an information filed in the Circuit Court of Pemiscot County by the prosecuting attorney, defendant was charged with the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, to-wit, moonshine whiskey. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and assessed her punishment at a fine of two hundred dollars. Defendant appealed.

The cause is here because of a constitutional question timely raised and kept alive. The evidence upon the part of the State warrants the finding that defendant, a negress, was the wife of Leroy West, a negro. On June 30, 1928, by virtue of a search warrant, Constable Gaither, Deputy…