Ratliff v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale is the offense; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

This is the second appeal of this case. See Ratliff v. State, 114 Texas Crim. Rep., 142, 25 S. W. (2d) 343.

The jury was told that in order to convict the appellant the State must prove that the liquor was possessed for the purpose of sale. The court instructed them that the possession by the appellant of more than one quart of intoxicating liquor was prima facie evidence that he possessed it for the purpose of sale,…