Boyd v. State

BROWN, Justice.

The facts stated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals, 195 So. 766, are that “The two defendants were seen coming from the direction of a moonshine still, each with a ten gallon keg of illicit liquor on his shoulder. Upon seeing one of the raiding officers, each dropped his keg of liquor, fled, and was shortly thereafter apprehended.”

The contention of the petitioners is that this did not constitute transporting liquor within the contemplation of the Act No. 605, approved September 6, 1927, Gen.Acts 1927, p. 704, which provides: “That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm…