Ellington v. State

The defendant, Eli Horace Ellington, was charged in the common pleas court of Oklahoma county with the offense of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor; was tried; convicted; and sentenced to pay a fine of $150 and serve 30 days in the county jail; and has appealed.

It is contended that the court committed reversible error in overruling the motion to suppress evidence which was presented prior to the trial. At the hearing on the motion the defendant testified that on or about March 10, 1949, certain deputy sheriffs of Oklahoma county came to an establishment at 1334 S.E. 29th street in…