Legal Opinion

Humphreys v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 8, 1930No. 13482PublishedCited by 8 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, punishment being one year in the penitentiary.

Only one bill of exception is in the record. If' reflects the following: Appellant’s conviction was obtained upon the testimony of the sheriff and two of his deputies. The sheriff was the first witness. He testified that he and his deputies were across the alley thirty or forty feet from appellant’s house at night and saw her in her back yard some ten or twelve feet from the back door of her dwelling house. At this point appellant objected to any testimony as…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. Skiles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Schepps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Dusek v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Blackburn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  5. Ortega v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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