Ammons v. State

As shown by the record in this case, the conviction of this appellant (defendant in the court below) rested solely upon the testimony of state’s witness I-I. T. Hughes, and his testimony tended to show that during the absence from home of this defendant for a week he found in defendant’s home, behind a meal barrel, a small bottle (half-pint) containing something that smelled like rum. There was some evidence that he found in the bam 10 gallons of what he termed beer, which the witness stated consisted of corn, syrup, and wafer. There was no evidence showing, or tending to show, that this…