Legal Opinion

Daugherty v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 17, 1954No. 26,837Published

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the sale of beer in a dry area, with a prior conviction alleged to enhance the punishment; the punishment, 365 days in jail and a fine of $1,000.00.

The witness Bob Short testified that on the night in question he went to appellant’s home in the “flats” of the city of Post in company with some of his acquaintances and there bought from the appellant ten cans of Pearl beer, for which he paid her $5.00. The witness testified that just as he picked up the box containing the beer “a tall colored man came in and said Red Floyd was coming, grabbed the beer out of my…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bullington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  2. Waters v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Short v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916

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