Billington v. State

The appellant was indicted for unlawfully having in his possession intoxicating liquors in a quantity exceeding, one quart, and was put upon trial, convicted, fined, and sentenced to a term in the county jail. The evidence used against him was obtained by means of a search warrant. The appellant owned a drug store, a part of which was occupied by him as a living and sleeping room, and a lot of Jamaica, ginger was found in his room, and this was the only intoxicating liquor shown to have been possessed by the defendant.

In Young v. State, and Davison v. Town of Newton (Miss.), 102 So. 161, 36…