Lafitte v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for selling intoxicating liquor; punishment being one year in the penitentiary. The indictment alleged that the sale of intoxicating liquor was made by appellant to one Jess Emanis.

The purchaser and Henry McCauley testified that appellant sold Emanis a pint of whisky for one dollar. Appellant did not testify. Through the only witnesses offered by him he attacked the reputation for veracity of the state’s witnesses. One of his witnesses also testified that McCauley had offered to absent himself from the trial if appellant would pay him ten dollars.

We first consider…