Wade v. State

ON REHEARING.

March 7, 1923.

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The indictment charged that the offense took place “on or about the first day of September, 1921.” It also charged that appellant’s possession of the intoxicating liquor was for the purpose of sale and not for medicinal, mechanical, sacramental or scientific purposes.

In his motion for rehearing appellant insists that the indictment was bad because it does not charge possession for the purpose of sale and because it uses the words “on or about.” The criticism is unsound.- The negative averments are contained in the indictment, -and the use of…