Hudson v. State

SIMPSON, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of the illegal possession of a ’moonshine still. His conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals and the case brought here by petition for writ of certiorari. The material question to be considered is whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction.

The controlling rule in such cases is that mere presence of the defendant at a still on premises not his own will not warrant a convictiop for the illegal possession thereof. There must be more, such as acts or conduct of defendant in or about the still or other incriminating evidence…