Floyd v. State

BAKER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted in the District Court of Potter County for the offense of possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, and his punishment was assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

The record discloses that the officers found upon the premises of the appellant a quantity of what they call “choc beer” in a keg, which the state contended, and introduced evidence in support thereof, contained about 7 % alcohol and was intoxicating, and that appellant was selling same as a beverage. The appellant defended on the ground that he had said beer for medicinal…