Reed v. State

Appeal from conviction for receiving, transporting, and possessing whisky. Punishment: Fine of $200, and confinement for sixty days.

Reversal is sought solely upon the ground that a search warrant, by which the convicting evidence was discovered, was illegally issued, because the issuing justice of the peace did not read or consider the affidavit attached to and supporting* the warrant.

The justice of the peace testified that the affidavit was regularly sworn to before him, and signed in his presence, by the .affiant. The substance of his testimony, with reference to his judicial deliberation…