Martin v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for unlawfully transporting beer in a dry area, with two prior convictions of offenses of like character alleged to enhance the penalty; the punishment, one year in jail.

The record reflects that the appellant was not represented by counsel until his motion for new trial was filed, in which he urged many claimed errors occurring during the trial which are here urged as grounds for a reversal of the conviction.

Appellant first insists that the court committed fundamental error in denying him the right to show the purpose for which he possessed the beer as a defense…