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Whisky in the Barber's Safe
Yeargain v. State (1943)
Charge: Unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor - seven pints and four half-pints of whisky found in a barber shop safeCourt: Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals (appeal from the County Court of Ottawa County)Docket: Close Shaves
Was the whisky in the barber shop safe the father's?
The facts
On December 14, 1941, officers with a warrant searched the Yeargain Barber Shop in Miami, Oklahoma, looking for illegal liquor. In the shop safe they found seven pints and four half-pints of whisky. The safe was opened by Joe Yeargain Jr. His father, Joe Yeargain Sr., was sitting in a barber chair when the officers came in, and it was the father who was charged. He testified that he had no interest in the shop and that his two sons ran it; the family also ran a taxi service from the back of the building. Officers said the place was known as Yeargain's, that they had seen the father there with keys, and one said he had seen him open the safe.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: Yeargain v. State, 1943 OK CR 52 (Okla. Crim. App.)
Read more at okcca.net. The source reveals the outcome.