Legal Opinion

Earl v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 29, 1939No. 20309PublishedCited by 2 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

Krueger, Judge.

The offense is unlawful possession of whisky in dry area for purpose of sale. The punishment assessed is confinement in the county jail for a period of thirty days.

Appellant’s first complaint is that .the trial court erred in declining to sustain his motion for a peremptory instruction to the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. If the evidence is sufficient to show appellant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, then there was no error in the court’s ruling. With the purpose in mind of determining this question, we have carefully read the statement of the facts in the record.…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  2. Frost v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963

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