Legal Opinion
Francis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 12, 1934No. 17111Published
1Opinion of the Court
HAWKINS, Judge.
Conviction is for possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; punishment being one year in the penitentiary.
Under the holding in Offield v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 75 S.W.(2d) 882, and Hilterbrand v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 75 S.W.(2d) 884, the indictment in the present case is fatally defective.
The judgment is reversed, arid the prosecution ordered dismissed under the present indictment.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Offield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934
- Hilterbrand v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934