Ross v. State

The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

The recognizance upon which appellant is enlarged is fatally defective. It is stated that appellant "stands charged with the offense of having in his possession more than one quart of liquor for sale," and further that he "has been convicted of the offense of having in his possession more than one quart of liquor for sale." The offense attempted to be described is unknown to our law. It is not stated that the liquor was intoxicating or that it contained in…