Baker v. State

1. The accused was convicted under a count in the accusation charging that he did, in the county of Chatham, on the 29th day of August, 1916, unlawfully have in his possession at one time more than two quarts of spirituous liquors. He contended that he was employed to bring a boat from Jacksonville, Florida, to some point in the State of South Carolina, and stopped at Savannah, Georgia, for certain supplies; and that he had no knowledge of the contents of certain boxes on board which were in fact filled with whisky. The court charged the jury as follows: “If you find from this evidence, if…