Ryland v. State

The indictment under which this defendant was tried and convicted contained one count, and was as follows, omitting the formal parts, that this defendant—

“did possess a still, apparatus, appliance, or some device or substitute therefor, to be used for the purpose of manufacturing prohibited liquors or beverages subsequent to the 1st day of December, 1919,” etc.

The indictment, while awkwardly worded, we think is sufficient, and the court properly overruled the demurrers interposed by defendant, and likewise correctly sustained the state’s demurrers to the plea in abatement. Powell v. State,…