Meadows v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is transporting whisky in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $500.

The count in the complaint under which appellant was convicted charges, in part, as follows: “On or about the 15th day of January, A. D. 1938, Jim Meadows did then and there unlawfully transport an alcoholic beverage to wit, whisky.” The complaint was sworn to and subscribed by A. P. Mercer on the 15th day of January, 1938, and filed on the same day. It embraces no language showing that if the offense was committed on the 15th day of January, as alleged, it occured prior to making the complaint.…