Counts v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal irom the District Court of Titus. Tried below before the Hon. J. A. Ward. Appeal from a conviction of pursuing the occupation of selling intoxicating liquors in a local option territory; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of jury and jury law: Deadweyler v. State, 57 Texas Crim. Bep., 63; Columbo v. State, 65 Texas Crim. Bep., 608, 145 S. W. Bep., 910, and cases stated in the opinion.
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Appeal irom the District Court of Titus. Tried below before the Hon. J. A. Ward. Appeal from a conviction of pursuing the occupation of selling intoxicating liquors in a local option territory; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of jury and jury law: Deadweyler v. State, 57 Texas Crim. Bep., 63; Columbo v. State, 65 Texas Crim. Bep., 608, 145 S. W. Bep., 910, and cases stated in the opinion. On question of express records: Jackson v. State, 49 Texas Crim. Bep., 248, and cases cited in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant was convicted of pursuing the business or occupation of selling intoxicating liquor in prohibition territory, and his punishment assessed at the lowest.
Joe Long, one of the parties to whom the indictment charged appellant made a sale of whisky, testified in substance that he bought a pint of whisky from appellant and paid him a dollar therefor about the time alleged in the indictment, and at the time appellant told him if he wanted any more whisky to come back to him, that he could sell it to him at any time he wanted it. Van Thompson, another person to whom such sale was alleged,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Edgar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Mingo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Atkinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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