State v. Catalino

Citations

• 118 Wash. 611
• 204 P. 179
• 1922 Wash. LEXIS 688

Syllabus

<p>Intoxicating Liquors (49) — Offenses—Unlawful Possession— Evidence — Admissibility. In a prosecution for the illegal possession of intoxicating liquor, evidence of wbicb had been obtained by means of a search warrant, it was error to deny the defendant the right to cross-examine the prosecuting witness as to the validity of the search warrant.</p> <p>Same (42) — Offenses—Unlawful Possession — Complaint—Sufficiency. A complaint charging that defendant “had in his possession intoxicating liquor other than alcohol,” without stating the nature of such liquor nor that it was capable of being used as a beverage, was insufficient in that it did not apprise defendant of the crime with which he was charged.</p>