STATE v. SCOTT

No. 40792.

60 So.2d 71 (1952)

221 La. 643

STATE v. SCOTT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 3, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Peters and Robert B. Shaw, Winnfield, for defendant-appellant.

Fred S. LeBlanc, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Sam L. Wells, Dist. Atty., Colfax, for appellee.


McCALEB, Justice.

Appellant was charged, tried and convicted of unlawfully possessing, handling and transporting for sale intoxicating liquor in Winn Parish, in violation of a local option ordinance, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment and a $500 fine. He has appealed, depending on seven bills of exceptions for a reversal of his conviction.

The State's case is based on circumstantial evidence. The facts are that Deputy Sheriff Wesley Carter of Winn...

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