State v. Jenkins

Defendant was charged by information in the Circuit Court of Livingston County, with the possession of liquor, November 22, 1927; was tried, found guilty, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $300. He appealed in due form.

Before the trial the defendant filed .a motion to suppress the evidence on the ground that the discovery of his alleged possession of liquor was by means of a search, in violation of the Constitution.

The night of November 22, 1927, the defendant was arrested at the Thompson barn dance, about a mile and a half southeast of Chilli-cothe. The place, as described, was not…