Jackson v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is possession for the purpose of sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors containing in excess of one per cent of alcohol by volume, the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

The indictment contains the following:

“* * * Possessed for the purpose of sale spirituous, vinous and malt liquors containing in excess of one per cent of alcohol by volume.”

The offense charged is defined by Art. 667, P. C., which denounces the possession for the purpose of sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors or medicated bitters containing in excess of one per…