Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 24, 1951No. 25421Published

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

Unlawfully selling whisky in a dry area is the offense; the punishment, a fine of $250 and thirty days in jail.

The information in this case is subject to the same fatal defect as pointed out in Barnett v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 242 S.W.2d 885.

The judgment is reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Barnett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951