Legal Opinion

Harkey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 9, 1941No. 21474PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The record having been perfected, the appeal is reinstated. The opinion dismissing the appeal is withdrawn and the following substituted therefor:

The offense is possessing beer in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, confinement in jail for thirty days.

Operating under a search warrant, officers entered appeallant’s place of business in a dry area for the purpose of making a search for intoxicating liquor. According to their testimony, upon entering what they called a barroom, they observed several people sitting at the counter drinking what appeared to them to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Buchanan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  3. Raymond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  4. Dikes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Barnes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Spencer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Bailey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  4. Cothran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  5. Aguilar v. TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1972

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