Paschal v. State

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

Paschal was tried in the county court of Houston on an accusation charging him with violating the local option law of force in that county, by selling spirituous liquors. A jury being waived, he was found guilty by the judge and sentenced. He sued out a certiorari to the superior court, alleging certain errors of law, and also that the finding was not warranted by the evidence. At the hearing of the certiorari the same was overruled, and this writ of error was brought. In the argument here the only point insisted upon (the others being waived) was that touching the…