Dawson v. State

BROOKS, Judge.

This conviction was for violating the local option law, the punishment assessed being a fine of $25 and twenty days in jail.

BiE of exceptions Ho. 2 complains that the court erred in not charging the jury that the evidence must show that the sale alleged in the information occurred before the filing of the complaint. This is true in ordinary cases, but the evidence in this case conclusively shows that the sale did occur prior to the institution of this prosecution. If there had been any evidence suggesting that it occurred afterwards, we think it would have been reversible error…