Johnson v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is selling intoxicating liquor; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The first count of the indictment charged appellant with selling intoxicating liquor, and in the third count it was averred that appellant possessed intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale. Both counts were submitted in the charge of the court. The verdict of the jury was as follows: “We the jury find the defendant R. R. Johnson guilty under the first and third counts of the indictment, and assess his punishment at confinement in the state penitentiary for two years.”…