Legal Opinion
Stewart v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 6, 1915No. 3367PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the County Court of Smith. Tried below before the Hon. Jesse F. Odom. Appeal from a conviction of a violation of the local option law; penalty, a fine of $25 and twenty days confinement in the county jail.
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of violating the local option law, and her punishment assessed at imprisonment in the county jail for twenty days and a fine of $25.
After proving that prohibition was in force in Smith County, the State introduced J. S. Foulkes, who testified:
“I know the defendant, Frankie Stewart, and know where she lives. I bought beer from her at her house on the night of May 16, 1914. H. L. Tackett and myself were engaged at that time by N. W. Brooks, county attorney, to procure evidence of violations of the local option law in Tyler. On this occasion we went to…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Giles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Early v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907
- Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897
- McMurtry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
- Rodgers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Hunter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
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