Williams v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The offense is the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two and one-half years.

The indictment was like that held sufficient in Trevinio v. State, 93 Texas Crim. Rep., 439. Therefore, the motion to quash the indictment was properly overruled.

The fact that the alleged purchaser was employed by the sheriff to detect violations of the prohibition law did not characterize him as an accomplice witness. See Laughlin v. State, 260 S. W. Rep., 865; Smith v. State, 248 S. W. Rep., 685; Lamm v. State, 94 Texas…