Chapa v. State

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The complaint and information under which appellant was tried before the court, and assessed a fine of $100, alleged that he was the holder of a Retail Dealer’s On-Premises Beer License issued by the Texas Liquor Control Board on the premises therein described, and “did then and there gamble and bet on said licensed premises, in violation of the penal statutes of the State of Texas.”

The state takes the position that the complaint and information charge a violation of Art. 667-19A (7) V.A.P.C. which provides that a license to sell beer may be cancelled or suspended…