Blocker v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is transporting intoxicating liquor; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

An officer followed an automobile occupied by Henry Hatcher, Frank Giles and appellant. Appellant was riding on the front seat with Hatcher, who was driving the car. When the car stopped the officers searched it with the result that two half-gallon jars of whisky were found in a paper sack near the feet of appellant and Hatcher.

Appellant testified that he did not know the whisky was in the car; that Hatcher got out of the car, saying he wanted to see a man; that later…