Meek v State

Meek v State
1931 OK CR 230
1 P.2d 838
51 Okl.Cr. 350
Decided: 05/16/1931
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals

Appeal from County Court, Caddo County; R.L. Lawrence, Judge.

Clyde Meek was convicted of having the possession of a still worm, and he appeals. Affirmed.

Morris & Wilhite, for plaintiff in error.

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

PER CURIAM. The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the county court of Caddo county on a charge of having the possession of a still worm, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and to serve 30 days in the county jail.

The principal argument is that the evidence of the state was incompetent, as there was no sufficient showing authorizing the issuance of a search warrant for the residence of defendant. The contention cannot be sustained. The warrant was issued on an affidavit setting out that the place of residence was a place of storage and a place of resort where people congregate for the purpose of obtaining and drinking intoxicating liquor. The affidavit makes a sufficient showing of probable cause to authorize the magistrate to issue the search warrant. There is also some showing by defendant that he

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