Fletcher v. State

The State offered testimony that the accused was given money, went away, and returned with whisky, which he delivered to the State’s witness. This made a prima facie case of guilt. Cheatwood v. Buchanan, 9 Ga. App. 828 (72 S. E. 284); McGovern v. State, 11 Ga. App. 267 (74 S. E. 1101). Where such a prima facie ease is made out, the burden is on the accused to show “how, when, and from whom he obtained the liquor.” If the State relies only upon the prima facie case then made, and the evidence for the accused demands a finding that he was acting solely as the buyer’s agent and was not otherwise…