Arenson v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for the possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale with an assessed punishment of two years in the penitentiary.

Appellant was the proprietor of a cold drink stand in the city of Port Arthur. On the day of the arrest officers entered his place of business and found him standing behind a counter with his hand upon a bottle of whisky .which was upon the counter behind a root-beer keg. Upon the counter was a dollar bill and immediately in front of it were two men. Also, upon the counter were two small whiskv glasses. It is not necessary to set out the…