Rees v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, the unlawful possession for the purpose of sale of liquor capable of producing intoxication; penalty, one year in the penitentiary.

Two errors are discussed in the brief of appellant on file. The first of these relates to the action of the Court in forcing appellant to be tried during the absence of his counsel and without any counsel to represent him, it appearing that the attorney whom he had employed to represent him was unavoidably detained in the trial of another case in Nueces County. In view of the disposition we make of this case, we deem it unnecessary to…