Legal Opinion

Reyna v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 9, 1924No. 8039PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The judgment condemns the appellant to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of three years for the offense of transporting and possessing intoxicating liquor.

The appellant was charged, in separate counts, with each of these offenses. Both counts' were submitted to the jury. No instruction was given that the jury designate upon which count the verdict was based. A general verdict was found assessing the penalty above the minimum provided by law, and a judgment of conviction of both of the offenses was entered. The law in this State does not permit the conviction…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Banks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  2. Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
  3. Hooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Zilliox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  5. Knott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wooten v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  2. Luttrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930

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