Franklin v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was charged by complaint and information with the offense of transporting whiskey in a dry area “in an automobile on a public highway,” and for the purpose of seeking enhancement of the punishment as provided by Art. 61, P. C., it was alleged that she had been previously convicted of a like offense of transporting intoxicating liquor in a dry area, and prior to that offense, of the offense of possession for the purpose of sale of intoxicating liquor in a dry area.

The court, in his charge to the jury, authorized the enhancement of the punishment in the event the jury…