Skinner v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

Conviction is for the unlawful, sale <of intoxicating liquor; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of three years.

The witness Will D. Burks, Jr., the purchaser named in the indictment, testified that he bought from the appellant a pint of whisky for which he paid him $2.50; that the transaction took place about the 28th of December, 1921.

Appellant, in his testimony, denied the transaction in toto. On -cross-examination he was required, over his objection, to testify that he was under indictment for several other felonies: two for the…