Williams v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant pleaded guilty before a jury to unlawfully possessing whisky for the purpose of sale in a dry area. Punishment was assessed at a fine of $250.00 and three months in jail.

The information contains no allegation of prior convictions for offenses of like character for the purpose of enhancing the punishment.

The State proved that as a result of a search of appellant’s residence there was found therein forty pints of whisky. The county where the residence was situated was a dry area, within the meaning of the Liquor Control Act. This testimony made a prima facie case and…