Hutchinson v. State

The plaintiffs in error, hereinafter called defendants, were convicted in the county court of Carter county on a charge of having unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor with intent to convey the same, and their punishment fixed at a fine of $100 and confinement in the county jail for a period of 60 days for each of them.

The defendants contend, first, that the information was insufficient to charge an offense. The state charged the defendants in the first count with the possession of ten gallons of corn whisky, with intent to sell, barter, give away, or otherwise furnish the same, and in…