Legal Opinion

Moreno v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 22, 1913No. 2647PublishedCited by 8 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

PRENDERGAST, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was indicted and convicted for pursuing the business or occupation of selling intoxicating liquors in prohibition territory. The penalty was fixed at two years in the penitentiary,—the lowest prescribed by law.

The evidence by the State is clear and ample, showing her guilt. In addition to showing the specific sales alleged in the indictment, it showed a large number of other sales about the same time and that she kept whisky in considerable quantities,—not only at her restaurant, but at her residence. At the very time she was arrested in this case, a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Slack v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  2. Creech v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  3. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Silver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  3. Pruett, Jr. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  4. Klein v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  5. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914

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