McFarlan v. State

BAKER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, and his punishment assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

It was the contention of the state, and evidence was introduced to that effect, that the appellant possessed about two gallons of whiskey which was stored in a barn on the premises of one Roy Cowser and which was discovered and seized by the sheriff, Smith, about the time alleged in the indictment. The record discloses that on the night preceding the discovery and seizure of said whiskey by the sheriff, the state’s witness…