Laury v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Appellant waived trial by jury and entered a plea of guilty before the court to the offense of unlawfully selling beer in a dry area as proscribed by Art. 666-4(b), Vernon’s Ann., of the Liquor Control Act. Punishment was assessed at thirty (30) days in jail.

Neither the complaint nor the information alleges the name of the purchaser of the beer. The content of the allegation is only that appellant “did then and there unlawfully sell an alcoholic beverage, to-wit: beer . . . . ” Under Arts. 21.12 and 21.23, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., in order “to charge an unlawful…