Bryant v. State

Error is assigned in the first ground of the amended motion for new trial on the admission of testimony that in April and May, 1952, prior to his arrest on June 12, the defendant made purchases of sugar in the amounts of 900 pounds, 1,400 pounds, 10,000 pounds, 840 pounds, and 1,600 pounds respectively, together with small amounts of yeast and wheat bran. . It was held in McCall v. State, 87 Ga. App. 185 (2) (73 S. E. 2d 245), that on a charge of permitting one to have a distilling apparatus upon the defendant’s premises, evidence that the defendant possessed large quantities of sugar was…