Legal Opinion

Minton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 18, 1930No. 13460PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

Operating under a search warrant, officers searched appellant’s ■ private residence and found therein more than a quart of what they called “home brew.” A fence surrounded the residence. East of the yard fence was a pasture. The officers were unable to state who controlled this pasture. In the pasture about 100 yards from appellant’s residence, the officers found three pints of whiskey. There was no evidence in the record that appellant had…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  2. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  3. Beasley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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