Legal Opinion

Wofford v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 5, 1951No. 25554Published

1Opinion of the Court

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant was charged with the sale of intoxicating liquor in a dry area and assessed a fine of $500.

The facts of the case would sustain the jury’s verdict if the trial had been conducted without the commission of reversible error.

Appellant took the witness stand in his own behalf and denied the sale. His Bill of Exception No. 1 shows that on cross-examination he was asked if he had ever had any for sale, and whether or not that business had ever gotten him into trouble before. The court overruled the objection to this question and the comity attorney went further into the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  2. Vannoy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

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