Focke v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The State’s testimony showed that there was a large amount of meat hanging in defendant’s butcher shop, and lying on the counter which had no protection from dust, vermin, or flies; that the floor was covered with dust, and that the screen door was continually being opened and shut as people went in and out of the shop, and that the wind was blowing strong.
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, Judge.
This case was tried in the County Court at Law in Dallas County on complaint and information charging appellant' with violation of the provisions of the Pure Food Law, in that he was engaged in business as a butcher and left his meats exposed. When tried, the jury found appellant guilty and assessed his punishment at a fine • of $50, from which judgment he prosecutes this appeal.
Appellant was tried on the 9th day of September, 1910, the term of court adjourning on the 31st day of October, the day' on which his motion for new trial was overruled. The court granted twenty days…
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