Danforth v. State

Ollie Danforth was convicted of possessing whisky; the court overruled her motion for a new trial, based upon the usual general grounds and upon certain exceptions to the charge to the jury; and she excepted to the overruling of the motion. Briefly stated, the evidence for the State is as follows: IJpon approaching the rear of the house where the defendant lived, two officers heard a crash, saw a woman run out of the room, and found broken glass and the odor of whisky in the bath tub. The officers then went to the front room of the house, where the defendant was sitting alone, and found a…