Tate v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

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

Officers operating under a search warrant went to the private residence of appellant and in it they found two half gallon jars, one a little less and the other a little more than half full. When the first one was found appellant called one of the officers aside and said: “That’s all there is here. I had it here for medical purposes and family use. Can’t you just as easy not find this as you could find it? ” After this the second jar of whiskey was found by the…