De Young v. State

274 S.W.2d 406 (1954)

H. A. DE YOUNG, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 27149.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 17, 1954.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1955.

J. R. (Billy) Hall, Littlefield, for appellant.

J. Edward Line, County Atty., Hereford, Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the sale of whiskey in a dry area with a prior conviction of an offense of like character plead to enhance the punishment; the punishment, 60 days in jail and a fine of $500.

Inspector Barba of the Liquor Control Board testified that he and Inspector…