State v. Blackwell

Citations

• 103 Wash. 337
• 174 P. 646
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 1085

Syllabus

<p>Intoxicating Liquors — Offenses—Unlawful Possession — Presumption — Burden of Proof — Instructions. In a prosecution for unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors in excess of two quarts other than beer, the jury is properly instructed by quoting the language of the statute as to the offense, and as to the prima facie presumptions of guilt from the fact, of possession, and that the burden of rebutting the presumption was upon the accused.</p>