Harbert v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors for sale in a dry area; the complaint and information also contained allegations that he had been twice, prior to the herein charged offense, convicted of an offense of a like character, and the verdict of the jury assessed against him a penalty of $400, same being four times the minimum penalty provided for the ordinary offense.

Appellant’s bill of exceptions No. 1 complains of the trial court’s failure to quash the complaint and information because, relative to a repetition of offenses,…