Perkins v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is the unlawful transportation of whisky in a dry area. The punishment assessed is a fine of $100.00.

The State’s evidence shows that appellant was transporting six pints of whisky in Wise County, a dry area; that when the sheriff pursued him, he threw the whisky out of his automobile. Appellant testified that he had the whisky; that he purchased it in a wet area and was transporting it to his home to give it to his father-in-law, who was suffering from "low blood pressure; that his physician had advised his father-in-law to drink whisky. The father-in-law testified…