The People v. Akers

Upon an information filed in the county court of Lawrence county charging plaintiff in error with violating the Prohibition act by unlawfully possessing and transporting intoxicating liquor, he was tried, convicted and sentenced upon two counts, and he has sued out a writ of error from this court to review the record.

The undisputed evidence shows that on May 24, 1926, plaintiff in error was arrested by the sheriff of Lawrence county on the Illinois bank of the Wabash river at a point about a mile and a half south of Vincennes, Indiana, at a place where there were many fishing boats. After…