Haswell v. State

BAKER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted in the District Court of Stephens County for unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor for purpose of sale, and his punishment assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

The record discloses that the state’s witnesses, who were officers, arrested the appellant at a dance and found in his possession less than a quart of whiskey, which he attempted to pour out when they took it away from him. It was the contention of the state that the appellant had the whiskey in question for sale and was making sales to other parties at the dance. The appellant admitted…