Brown v. State

McDonald, judge.

The appellant was convicted in the Corporation Court of the City of Houston for the offense of unlawfully possessing and having in his possession with intent to sell a food product, to-wit: fresh meats to which had been added benzoate, said benzoate being a substance not approved by the Director of Public Health of the City of Houston, Texas. Upon appeal in a trial de novo before a jury in County Criminal Court at Law No. 1, appellant was found *564guilty and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $200.00.

The conviction was for a violation of Ordinance No. 2922 of the City of…