State v. Pachesa
West Virginia Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Lively, Judge :'
Defendant, Cassa Pachesa, was found guilty of the unlawful possession of moonshine liquor, and was sentenced to pay ai fine of $300.00 and to serve thirty days in jail. This writ followed.
The reasons assigned by defendant’s counsel for reversal of this case are: (1) that the search warrant under which the liquor was found was void, and therefore- no evidence procured thereunder could be used against defendant; and (2) because the defendant was a married woman living with her husband in a building owned by him and another, and therefore her husband was by law presumed to own…
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