Riley v. State

Mr. Chiee Justice Neil

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal involves the unlawful possession of whis-ky. The defendant was convicted of possessing and the *699jury imposed a fine of $200. While no formal assignments of error are filed the appellant complains generally (1) of the s'earch of his room being made without a warrant and (2) that the trial judge was in error in not accepting the first verdict of the jury and in directing them to consider further of the penalty to be imposed.

C. M. Riley lived alone in a room over an old store building situated on the side of Highway No. 42. The…