State v. Panovich

— The appellants, Panovich, on a trial by jury, were convicted of the crime of opening up, maintaining and conducting a place for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor. The evidence disclosed that the appellants were maintaining and conducting a place of business in the city of Spokane wherein soft drinks, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco-, gum and other similar articles were sold. The police officers of the city named, suspecting that the appellants were also engaged in the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor at the place, raided it under a search warrant. In the basement of the place they…