Legal Opinion

Sims v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 1, 1959No. 30,544PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for possession of whisky and vodka for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, thirty days in jail and a fine of $350.

Hall County Sheriff Baten and his deputy, Elmer Neel, were coming from Morningside Addition to Memphis after midnight. As they approached a paved road, a Cadillac automobile turned off on the road the officers were traveling, and Sheriff Baten turned around and followed it.

The officers noticed some broken bottles in the road which they did not see when they drove by shortly before..

They, proceeded, following the Cadillac and stopped…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Seale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  3. Bailey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Rowlett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  5. Toliver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hammond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

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