Horne v. State

BAKER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted in the District Court of Knox county of the offense of possessing equipment for the purpose of manufacturing intoxicating liquor, and his punishment assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

The record discloses that the sheriff and his deputies raided the premises of the appellant, and found what the state’s witnesses denominated a copper still, some barrels of mash, and a coal oil burner in a dugout, lighted and burning, and other utensils claimed by the state that were used for the purpose of manufacturing intoxicating liquor. The appellant failed to…