Redding v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of the offense of possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale in Fannin County, a dry area. The fine assessed was One Hundred Dollars.

The officers, under the authority of a search warrant, found in the appellant’s kitchen in his home twelve pints of intoxicating liquor. The State made this proof and rested upon' the presumption that he had it for sale. Appellant testifying in his own behalf claimed it was for medicinal purposes. He presented a doctor who verified his claim to the extent of saying that he had asthma and that the doctor…