Legal Opinion

O'Rear v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 22, 1944No. 22961PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

The conviction is for the possession of whisky for the purpose of sale in a -dry area. The penalty assessed is a fine of $550.00.

There is no evidence in the record to support the av.erments in the complaint and information that a local option election had been held in Taylor County; that said election had resulted in the prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquor; and that the result had been duly declared and published by the commissioners’ court. In the absence of such proof, the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction. See McQueen v. State, 162 S. W. (2d) 703,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. McQueen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  2. Weatherman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  3. Weatherman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

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