Legal Opinion

Duran v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 28, 1942No. 21821PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The unlawful sale of whiskey in a dry area is the offense; the punishment, confinement in the county jail for one year.

The sufficiency of the evidence to show that Dimmit County was a dry area is challenged', as also the charge of the court instructing the jury that such county was a dry area. The only evidence showing such dry status is as follows:

“T. B. Kellogg, being duly sworn, testified in behalf of the State as follows, to-wit:
“ ‘My name is T. B. Kellogg. I hold the office of County Clerk of Dimmit County, Texas. I also keep the minutes of the Commissioners Court. I am…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Baldridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
  2. Hardy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hodges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  2. Grumbles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  3. McCarver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943

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