State v. Potter

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a verdict of guilty of the crime of having intoxicating liquor in her possession. She raised the question at the trial by a motion for a directed verdict. In our opinion the position is well taken.

The abstract of the evidence shows that the testimony on behalf of the state, considered most strongly for the prosecution, was as follows: Appellant was running the Palace Hotel, in the city of Yakima. It is a two story hotel and was the home of the appellant and her husband. One evening, a party of officers went to the hotel, and…