Reddell v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Jefferson County of possessing intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary.

On the night in question officers went with one Schmidt, who had volunteered to assist them in ferreting out violations of the liquor law, to a point ne.ar appellant’s place of business. At this place Schmidt, who had a marked ten dollar bill, left the officers and went into appellant’s place and, according to his testimony, purchased a quart of whiskey from appellant for which he paid him ten dollars, giving him said…