Harrell v. State

Having been convicted of possessing and controlling intoxicating liquors, Jesse Harrell made a motion for a new trial based solely upon the general grounds.

In 1926 S. M. Cantrell lived on a farm belonging to Mrs. Harrell, the defendant’s mother. Mrs. Harrell was living in Atlanta, but had a room in the residence on the farm. The defendant “worked out of Atlanta,” but would occasionally come to the place and stay a day or two at a time,. occupying a room in Cantrell’s residence. C. C. Bush testified: that in September, 1926, he found a still on Mrs. Harrell’s place; that a negro, Willis, who…