Legal Opinion

Alexander v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 17, 1937No. 18815PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The conviction is for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor in a dry area; penalty assessed at a fine of seventy-five dollars.

The State’s Attorney before this court concedes that the information is insufficient to charge the alleged offense. In this view we are constrained to concur.

' It is well settled that an information charging the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor in a dry area must allege that an election was held under an order of the commissioners’ court for the purpose of determining whether the sale should be prohibited; that the commissioners’ court…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  2. Shaffer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  3. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  4. Malchoff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hilliard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  2. Carpenter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  3. Frost v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  4. Gallagher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

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