Legal Opinion

Knight v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 20, 1926No. 9697Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

BERRY, Judge.

The offense is unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor and the punishment is confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

The evidence is amply sufficient to support the verdict, if the state’s testimony is true. The appellant offered no testimony in her behalf. The state’s case shows that the prosecuting witness went to the place where appellant was rooming and advised that he wished to buy some liquor,_ and after some discussion with her, she went out and procured a pint of alcohol and' delivered it to the appellant for a consideration in money. The undisputed proof shows at…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bishop v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897
  3. Bohannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925

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