State v. McLean

Defendant was convicted of the crime of having in his possession intoxicating liquor for the purpose of transportation, contrary to section 2 of chapter 455, p. 538, Laws 1919, as amended by section 2, chapter 391, p. 590, Laws 1921, and appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.

The assignments of error present two questions. The first has to do with the manner in which the principal evidence against defendant was obtained.

Incautiously, he left his automobile standing too long one evening on the streets of Pine Eiver. It aroused the curiosity of a passerby to such an extent that…