Ruffin v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the county court of Ellis county on ,a joint charge with one Hendricks of selling intoxicating liquor, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and to serve a term of 30 days in the county jail.

The conviction rests on the testimony of B. E. Slagle, who styled himself an undercover man. He testified, in substance, that he approached defendant and inquired where he could purchase liquor, and that defendant introduced him to Hendricks, from whom he bought a quart of whisky. He was not corroborated on the fact of this purchase.

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