Hochderffer v. State

George Hochderffer, plaintiff in error, here designated the defendant, was found guilty of maintaining a liquor nuisance, with his punishment fixed at a fine of $250 and 90 days in jail.

The defendant, anticipating that the state would introduce evidence obtained by a search and seizure of liquor found in and about his residence, filed a motion to suppress the evidence so obtained on the ground that the affidavit upon which the search warrant was based was insufficient to give the magistrate jurisdiction to issue the same. To this application a copy of the search warrant was attached, showing…