Legal Opinion

Austin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 17, 1937No. 18824PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

— The conviction is for a misdemeanor, the punishment being assessed at a fine of $100 and 30 days in jail.

It was charged in the complaint and information, in substance, that appellant sold to Porter Williams beer containing one-half of one per cent, or more, of alcohol by volume and not more than four per cent of alcohol by weight. It was further averred that said sale was made by appellant without' first having applied for and secured a license to sell beer. Again, it was averred that Brown County, in which the sale was made, was a dry area, it being shown in the complaint…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex parte MeadowsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  2. Kirby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938

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