Bell v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

— The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Peace officers searched appellant’s residence and found therein two and one-half gallons of whisky and' a number of bottles of “home brew”. Appellant did not take the witness stand, but introduced his wife, who testified that the whisky and “home brew” belonged to her, and that she was using it upon advice of a physician as a medicine. A physician testified that appellant’s wife was in bad health and that he had advised her to use whisky. He…