Shelton v. State

Defendant appeals from conviction of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, a fine of $250 and jail sentence of 90 days for the offense. The only assignment of error made to support the appeal is that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction.

The pertinent facts are these: Armed with a search warrant, officers of Greene County went to the house where defendant lives with his wife. There is no evidence of the legal ownership of the house, whether it was rented or owned by the defendant and his wife, or either of them. The only evidence is that of the State through three law…