State v. Franich

Citations

• 109 Wash. 17
• 186 P. 259
• 1919 Wash. LEXIS 949

Syllabus

<p>Intoxicating Liquors (48)—Illegal Possession — Burden of Proof. In a prosecution for illegal possession of intoxicating liquors, the burden is upon the defendant to show that he was not a clergyman, priest or rabbi, excepted by Laws 1917, p. 61, § 12.</p> <p>Same (50)—Evidence—Sufficiency. A conviction of the illegal possession of intoxicating liquor is sustained by proof that, during a search of the premises, accused threw a broken demijohn from the window, and intoxicating liquor was found dripping from it and on the floor and wall of the room.</p>