Hill v. State

The appellant was convicted of the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors and appeals.

One of the contentions of the appellant is that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and that the trial court therefore erred in denying her request for a peremptory instruction. We think this contention is well founded and we therefore address ourselves to this contention only.

The only proof in the case was that offered by the State, which was substantially as follows: The appellant occupied a house in Lincoln County in which she lived and conducted a small cafe business. She had in…