Legal Opinion

Blakely v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 12, 1922No. 6882Published

1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, P. J.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors.

The .'offense was committed prior to the enactment of chapter 61 of Acts 37th Leg. 1st Called Sess. (Vernon’s Ann. Pen. Code Supp. 1922, art. 588½ et seq.), amending chapter 78 of Acts 36th Leg. 2d Called Sess., in which amendment the definition of the offense was changed.

An indictment for the possession of intoxicating liquor under the present law can be maintained only where the possession is for the purpose of sale. The insufficiency of the indictment charging the offense of which the appellant is convicted requires that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ex parte MitchumCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922

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