Legal Opinion

Hancock v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 27, 1932No. 14700PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CALHOUN, Judge.

— The offense, the unlawful selling of intoxicating liquor; the punishment, one year in the penitentiary.

W. B. Robinson, the alleged purchaser of the liquor from the appellant, testified that he bought a pint of whisky from appellant and after appellant handed him the whisky he gave him $1.50 in return for the whisky. He further testified that he had also ordered some beer from the appellant at the same time, which was delivered to him by the appellant and he drank it in appellant’s place. He was corroborated in the main by the witness Tadlock.

There was evidence offered by the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Weatherford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1893
  2. Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  3. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  5. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. United States v. Theodous McNairCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  5. Atwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948

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