Evans v. State

PRICE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of transporting prohibited liquors in quantities of five gallons or more.

On Thanksgiving day in 1955 one Frankie Wright’s automobile, in which defendant was a passenger, was stopped and searched by an officer of Elmore County. Ten gallons of whiskey was found in the trunk. Wright and defendant were both indicted for its transportation.

Frankie Wright was the first witness called for the State. He testified he and a white man went to defendant’s home in Elmore County for a drink of whiskey, but defendant said he had no whiskey. Witness decided…