Legal Opinion

State v. Pachesa

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1926No. 5469PublishedCited by 12 opinions

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…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Elrod v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1921
  2. State v. GuthrieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1897
  3. Farmer v. SellersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
  4. Hiller v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
  5. State of Missouri v. PerkinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1926

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. JohnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
  2. State v. CeseroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
  3. People v. PerryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
  4. Holmes v. CleggWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1948
  5. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932

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