Farmer v. State

Defendant appeals from conviction of the illegal possession of beer for the purpose of sale, and punishment by fine of $300' and sentence to jail for 90 days.

The only assignments of error properly made and argued to support the appeal are (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction; (2) that certain argument of the Attorney General was improper and prejudicial, and (3) that the punishment w,as excessive.

As to the first proposition, the defendant introduced no proof. It is undisputed that on October 16, 1953, 20 cases of beer were found in the home of the defendant. Three…