Legal Opinion

Cox v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 2, 1960No. 31525PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for the unlawful sale of whisky in a dry area with a prior conviction for an offense of like character alleged for the purpose of enhancement; the punishment, a fine of $1,000.

Joe R. House, an undercover agent for the Texas Liquor Control Board, testified that on the day in question while he was traveling on a highway in Kaufman County he met the appellant driving a pickup truck; that they both stopped and engaged in a conversation in which he told appellant he wanted a pint of whisky and appellant said “Okay. Go on out the road, drive slow and wait on me and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lenore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  3. Carpenter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
  2. McKelva v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. Reeves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Fleming v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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