Legal Opinion

Brannan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 14, 1932No. 15454Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Officers went to the home of appellant for the purpose of executing a warrant of arrest. Appellant' invited them to enter the house. While the parties were engaged in conversation, one of the officers, according to his testimony, observed appellant’s wife in the kitchen, and saw appellant look at her and nod. At this juncture, appellant’s wife picked up a fruit jar and threw it through the window. Going to the kitchen, the officers discovered…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Phipps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  2. Kellar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  3. Tubb, Sr. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  4. Floyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

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