Levine v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Navarro. Tried below before Hon. M. L. Shelton, County Judge. This is an appeal from a conviction for keeping open a liquor saloon for traffic on Sunday, the punishment being assessed at a fine of $30. As far as necessary, to be understood iij connection with the points discussed, the opinion sufficiently states the facts.
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Appeal from the County Court of Navarro. Tried below before Hon. M. L. Shelton, County Judge. This is an appeal from a conviction for keeping open a liquor saloon for traffic on Sunday, the punishment being assessed at a fine of $30. As far as necessary, to be understood iij connection with the points discussed, the opinion sufficiently states the facts. The State’s witness, McKinney, testified to defendant having his saloon open, and to his having bought beer and whiskey from defendant, in his saloon on the ■Sunday in question.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of keeping open his liquor saloon for traffic on Sunday, and fined $30. On the trial of the case, appellant offered to prove by the witnesses, Daniels and Goldman, in substance, that Walter McKinney, the prosecutor, had told them that he knew nothing against appellant; that appellant owed him for five days’ witness fees, and would not pay him, and that he intended to file complaints enough against appellant to run him out of town, etc. The State, it appears, objected to this testimony on the ground that a predicate had not been laid for the…
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