Clifton v. State

339 S.W.2d 902 (1960)

Howard CLIFTON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 32104.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 25, 1960.

On Motion for Rehearing October 26, 1960.

Wm. C. Parker and G. C. Harris, Greenville, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for unlawfully selling whiskey in a dry area; the punishment, 6 months in jail and a fine of $500.

The information alleged a sale of whiskey by the appellant to one Wallace N. Colburn.

Colburn, an inspector for the Texas Liquor Control Board testified that on the night in…