Privitt v. State

KRUEGER, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted of the offense of possessing whisky in dry area for the purpose of sale and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $100.

The record shows that on the 3rd day of March, 1937, the officers, by virtue of a search warrant, searched appellant’s residence and found therein under a bed, twenty pints of whisky. Appellant objected to the admission of testimony re lating to the search on the ground that at the time of the. search of his residence, the statutes of this State did not authorize the searching of private residences for liquor, and that the evidence…