Williams v State

Williams v State
1933 OK CR 126
27 P.2d 363
55 Okl.Cr. 181
Decided: 11/24/1933
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

Appeal from County Court, Oklahoma County; C.C. Christison, Judge.

Jake Williams was convicted of having illegal possession of whisky, and he appeals. Affirmed.

Mathers & Mathers, for plaintiff in error.

J. Berry King, Atty. Gen., for the State.

PER CURIAM. Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the county court of Oklahoma county of having the illegal possession of whisky, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $250 and to serve a term of 90 days in the county jail.

The contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the judgment and that the punishment assessed is excessive. Without any lengthy recital, the evidence is that certain officers, with a search warrant, found a quantity of whisky concealed on a vacant lot immediately across the street from the place of residence of defendant. There was ample evidence showing defendant's connection

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