Johnson and Edwards v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, punishment being assessed at one year in the penitentiary against each appellant.

The indictment contained two counts. The first charged transportation and the second possession for the purpose of sale, of intoxicating liquor. Many of the exceptions to the court’s charge are directed at the instructions regarding transportation. As the charge appears in the transcript only the second count of the indictment was submitted to the jury. The court evidently responded to the exceptions in so far as…