Legal Opinion

Gordon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 17, 1926No. 9778PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAKER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted in the District Court of Wharton County for the offense of transporting intoxicating liquor, and his punishment assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

The record discloses that the officers discovered appellant with two quarts of what the state’s witnesses testified was corn whiskey, and intoxicating. The appellant did not deny the possession of the same, but contended and testified that it was not intoxicating. This is the only issue in the record as presented, which we deem necessary to discuss. The learned court in his charge to the jury wholly…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Holman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  2. Ellison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

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