Blanks v. State

DICE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for unlawfully transporting whisky in a wet area without a permit and his punishment assessed at confinement in jail for 3 months and a fine of $1000.

The conviction is under Art. 666-4 (a) V.A.P.C. of the Texas Liquor Control Act which makes it unlawful for any person to transport liquor in any wet area without first having secured a permit of the class required for such privilege.

The sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction is challenged.

The state’s testimony shows that on the evening in question the appellant borrowed his brother’s 1958…