Legal Opinion

Anderson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 28, 1931No. 14340PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale is the offense; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Upon a plea of guilty the appellant was convicted of the possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale. Upon a search of his dwelling a large quantity of intoxicating liquor was found. At the time of the search the appellant was not at home. On a previous occasion a bottle full of alcohol was found on his premises. He testified disclaiming any knowledge of the presence of the liquor in his dwelling at the time of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  2. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Bennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Fairfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Joseph Bennard Nichols v. Wayne Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Richardson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  5. Vance v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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