Nailing v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of possession of unstamped whiskey. His punishment was assessed at a fine of $100.00.

The facts, briefly stated, show that appellant was apprehended by T. F. McCoy, Sheriff of Red River County, and his deputy, Harold Greenwood, near a barn belonging to appellant’s uncle. The sheriff and his deputy both testified that when they first saw him, appellant, he was carrying a half-gallon fruit jar which contained what they thought was whiskey. When they called to him to stop, he started pouring the whiskey out of the jar. On examination of the…