Weatherspoon v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, unlawful possession for sale of intoxicating liquor; penalty, one year in the penitentiary.

Two deputy sheriffs of Dallas County found in the back end of a Dodge Coupe a gallon and a half of whiskey. The car was parked at Gravel Slough, described as “twenty-three miles from the court house in the southeast part of the county.” Appellant was observed near the car and it was proven that the car belonged to appellant.

For the appellant it was shown that he came to the dance in a Ford car with three other people and that his car was brought without his knowledge or consent to…