McCoy v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the defendant, was convicted upon an information charging that he unlawfully- and willfully manufactured, fermented, and possessed a compound mixture consisting of wheat, bran, sugar, and water, fit for distillation and for the manufacture of distilled spirits, commonly called whisky, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and be imprisoned in the county jail for 60 days, from which judgment the defendant has appealed to this court.

The state relies for conviction in this case upon circumstantial evidence. John Scaggs, a deputy sheriff, testified in…