Legal Opinion

Tipton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 1, 1950No. 24667Published

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of transporting whiskey in a dry area, and his punishment was assessed by the jury at 75 days’ confinement in the county jail and a fine of $600.

The record is before us without a statement of facts and there are no bills of exception.

Appellant contends that the information is fatally defective for failure to allege that the election which resulted in fixing the status of Hockley County as a dry area was properly ordered by the commissioners’ court.

We overrule such contention.

The information alleges the transportation of whiskey in Hockley…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Humphreys v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  3. Shaffer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  4. Spencer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  5. Whatley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948

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