Piper v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

This is a local option conviction. Appellant in addition to his plea of not guilty interposed a special plea of former conviction, which is in legal form and properly presents the issue on the face of pleadings. Bearing upon this issue the facts are that the witness Crawford purchased from appellant two pints of whisky, one in the morning" just prior to the noon hour, and the other just after that hour, the time intervening constituting two distinct sales or transactions. Appellant was placed on trial and convicted under indictment No. 445, .the indictment in this…