Legal Opinion

King v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 20, 1934No. 16661Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

LATTIMORE, Judge.

In the light of appellant’s motion for rehearing we have carefully reviewed the facts and the authorities bearing on the propositions laid down. The uncontroverted testimony showed appellant in possession of whisky at, or just before, — his arrest, and also showed his movement from a fence line toward a road just before the officers came upon him. Where he had started or was going to with said whisky is not made to appear, for when the officers hailed him he threw it down. One in possession of whisky who moves from place to place is a transporter.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  2. Riddle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  3. Wade v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

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