Jennings v. State

MORROW, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor in territory where the sale was prohibited by law. The offense was a disdemeanor and the punishment fixed at a fine of $25 and twenty days confinement in the county jail. The sale was proved by the State; denied by appellant, and the defense of alibi interposed. These issues were submitted to the jury in a charge which was not complained of.

The offense of pursuing the business of selling intoxicating liquor in prohibited territory being a felony, proof on cross-examination of appellant that he had been indicted…