Pierce v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

This is a conviction for the sale of whisky in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $625.

It was stipulated that Hall County was a dry area.

The state’s testimony shows that R. M. Barba and Lynn C. Burke, Inspectors, for the Texas Liquor Control Board, contacted appellant in a cafe and told him they wanted to buy some whisky, and that appellant replied that he had it for sale. The inspectors went with appellant in his automobile to a field where appellant obtained two pints of whisky, and he delivered one pint of the whisky to Inspector Barba who gave appellant $5 in payment…