Davis v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for the transportation of intoxicating liquor, Punishment assessed is two years in the penitentiary.

The indictment was returned in October, 1921, and alleged the offense ter have been committed on October 9th, 1921. This was before the amendment to the “Dean Liquor Law” passed by the Thirty-seventh Legislature, page 233, 1st and 2d C. S. became effective. To charge an offense under the then existing law (Chapter 78, Sec. 31, C. S. 36th Legithlature,) it was necessary to negative the exceptions in the indictment. The pleader in the present case undertook to do so,…