Bell v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the possession of beer for the purpose of sale in a dry area, and fined the sum of $100.00.

He moves to quash the complaint and information because, as he alleges, the same is repugnant in that they charge him with the unlawful possession for the purpose of sale of “beer containing alcohol in excess of one-half of one per centum by volume, same being an intoxicating liquor,” etc.

The proof showed that appellant had nineteen cans of cold beer in his refrigerator and sixty cans of beer concealed in the ceiling of the hall at his house. The contention of…