Matthews v. State

The appellant was indicted, tried, and convicted of manufacturing intoxicating liquors, and sentenced to the penitentiary for three years; from which judgment he appeals.

The evidence introduced against the appellant was procured by a search of the premises of the appellant under an affidavit and search warrant alleged to be faulty by the defendant. The affidavit for the search warrant reads as follows:

“¡State of Mississippi, C'onnty of Copiah.

“This clay D. T. Lowe came and personally appeared before the undersigned, a justice of the peace of the first supervisor’s district of said county, and…