Le Gois v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Wichita County; Wm. N. Bonner, Judge. J. B. Le Gois was convicted of selling intoxicating liquors in the corporate limits of the city outside the territory wherein saloons could be licensed, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHarper, J.
Appellant was convicted of selling intoxicating liquors in territory in the corporate limits of the city of Wichita Falls outside the territory in which saloons were authorized to be licensed by the charter of said city.
The facts show that appellant was running a retail saloon outside the saloon limits fixed by the charter; that upon adoption of the charter he ceased to run a retail liquor house but thereafter opened, on the advice of counsel (other than the one engaged in the trial of the case), a wholesale liquor house in the prescribed territory, and sold beer by the gallon, not permitting…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Garonzik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Ex Parte KingCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Ex Parte LevineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
- Ex Parte HeidlebergCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907
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