McMillian v. State

This is another “beaten path” liquor conviction. Appellant says the testimony does not sustain the verdict that the whiskey was in his possession. This, in substance, is the evidence:

The sheriff, armed with a search warrant, and accompanied by a deputy and two city policemen, appeared at the residence of appellant situated some five miles northwest of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Appellant was not at *266home. The sheriff served the warrant upon Mrs. McMillian and proceeded to make a search of the residence and the onthonses. In what he termed a “shed” he found two or three empty jugs. He thought,…