Legal Opinion

Sloan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 11, 1928No. 11361Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for selling intoxicating liquor ; punishment, four years in the penitentiary.

There are six bills of exception in the record, each of which has received careful attention. Bill No. 1 complains of the refusal of a peremptory instruction for acquittal. We think such refusal not error.

Bill No. 2 complains of the refusal of a charge, in substance, instructing the jury that before they could convict they must believe beyond a reasonable doubt that one Hazel purchased the intoxicating liquor in question from the defendant, and that if they had a reasonable doubt as to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Norwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916
  2. Jacobs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

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