Billingslea v. State

268 S.W.2d 668 (1954)

BILLINGSLEA

v.

STATE.

No. 26970.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 28, 1954.

On Rehearing June 9, 1954.

M. D. Emerson, Paris, for appellant.

Wesley Dice, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the possession of whiskey for the purpose of sale in a dry area, with a prior conviction alleged to enhance the punishment; the punishment, a fine of $2,000.

No statement of facts accompanies the record.

Complaint is made for the first time in this Court that the information is not based on a valid complaint because the complaint itself is fatally…