English v. State

The defendant was tried under an accusation charging that he was in possession of certain alcoholic liquors on August 29, 1937. The accusation was filed August 31, 1937. The charge was general, and was sufficient to allow evidence of any transaction occurring two years prior to the filing of the •accusation. The State introduced evidence sufficient to sustain the accusation including the date named and other occasions prior to the date of the filing and within two years thereof. Over objection of defendant’s counsel, officers were permitted to testify that they found two half-gallons of…