Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 8, 1950No. 24684PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of possession of beer for the purpose of sale in a dry area, and the jury assessed his punishment at a fine of one hundred fifty dollars and 60 days in jail.

Officers searched an apartment under authority of a search warrant and found 114 can of beer.

R. D. Chapman, the owner of the apartment house, testified *370that he had rented such apartment to appellant, who gave his name as J. C. Smith.

The officers testified that the night previous to the search, they had followed appellant’s car to the apartment house and saw appellant enter the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  2. Rosamond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  3. Barrow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Keel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Keel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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