Luck v. State

The appellant, George Luck, was tried and convicted on an information charging that in Ellis county, October 6, 1924, he “did sell to B. E. Slagle, two pints of whisky”; the jury leaving the punishment to be fixed by the court. Motion for new trial was duly filed and overruled. On August 15, 1925, the court sentenced appellant to be confined in the county jail for 30 days and to pay a fine of $100. To reverse the judgment he appeals.

The main, if not the only, question presented is whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict.

B. E. Slagle, prosecuting witness, testified that he…