State v. McGinnis

By an information filed in the Circuit Court of Morgan County, appellant was charged with the unlawful transportation of intoxicating liquor commonly called "Hootch Moonshine Corn Whiskey" in the first count, and with the unlawful sale and giving away of the same in the second count. The jury found him guilty as charged in the first count and assessed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for three years. He was sentenced accordingly, and appealed.

The evidence produced by the State shows that the closing exercises of the Coffey School, in Morgan County, were held on the afternoon…