Petteway v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Robertson. Tried below before Hon. O. D. Cannon, County Judge. This appeal is from a conviction for pursuing the occupation of selling intoxicating liquors without having obtained a license therefor—the punishment being assessed at a fine of §450. The evidence all shows that appellant runs a dry goods, family grocery, and drug store at Petteway, in Robertson County, Texas, and is postmaster at said place, and that during the fall of 1894…
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Appeal from the County Court of Robertson. Tried below before Hon. O. D. Cannon, County Judge. This appeal is from a conviction for pursuing the occupation of selling intoxicating liquors without having obtained a license therefor—the punishment being assessed at a fine of §450. The evidence all shows that appellant runs a dry goods, family grocery, and drug store at Petteway, in Robertson County, Texas, and is postmaster at said place, and that during the fall of 1894 handled and sold some brandy cherries in connection with said business, said brandy cherries being put up in sealed quart…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted for pursuing the ■occupation of selling spirituous, vinous, and malt liquors and medicated bitters in quantities of a gallon and less without having previously paid the occupation tax due thereon, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $450, and appeals. A number of errors are assigned, but we will only notice such as are necessary to a disposition of the case. With reference to the first bill of exceptions, without proof that the brandy cherries bought from other persons were of the same character or similar to those sold by appellant, it was…
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