Sharp v. State

CALHOUN, Judge.

Possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale is the offense; the punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

The indictment in this case contained a number of counts. The only count in the indictment submitted to the jury was the count which charged the appellant with the unlawful possession for the purpose of sale of intoxicating liquor, to-wit: whisky.

One of the witnesses for the state, Doc Wyres, testified that he had known the defendant, Bud Sharp, for six or eight years. He further testified that Gus Featherstone, Will Davenport, and Will Jordan met with him in…