Jones v. State

Appellant, W. B. Jones, was convicted on a charge of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, and, in accordance with the verdict of the jury, was sentenced to confinement in the county jail for 30 days, and to pay a fine of $50. He prosecutes this appeal for a reversal of the judgment on the ground that the court erred in admitting evidence that was illegally obtained by an unlawful search of his home.

The evidence on the part of the state showed that appellant, with his wife and three children, occupied a box tent as his home on the east of Okemah, and that this was his only residence.

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