Legal Opinion

Ezzell v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 27, 1891No. 7289PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Wilson. Tried below before Hon. A. D. Evans, County Judge. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

On April 10, 1891, appellant was convicted for violation of the local option law. His offense occurred in December, 1890. On March 10, 1891, by a vote of the people the local option law was abolished throughout the entire county. From an inspection of the record it is made to appear that in September, 1886, the people of Wilson County adopted local option, and that it was recognized as being in force until after the act of 1887 became the law. On December, 1888, another election was held in said county, and the vote was again favorable to the law. This election was held under…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gaines v. SalmonTexas Supreme Court · 1856

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Canales v. MullinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
  2. Beaty v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  3. State v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

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