Cox v. State

267 S.W.2d 830 (1954)

COX

v.

STATE.

No. 26909.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 24, 1954.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 1954

Burt Barr, Dallas, A. G. Henry, Kaufman, for appellant.

Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the possession of whiskey and wine in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, 60 days in jail and a fine of $300.

Inspector Sparks of the Liquor Control Board testified that on the day in question, in company with other officers and armed with a search warrant, which he had lost prior to the trial, he arrived at appellant's rural…