Lawson v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The conviction is for the sale of whisky in a dry area. The punishment assessed is a fine of $100.00.

The record discloses that the State and the defendant agreed that Lubbock County was a dry area.

The evidence adduced by the State in support of the allegations in the indictment, briefly stated, showed that on the 5th day of February, 1944, W. E. Russell, an agent of the Texas Liquor Control Board, purchased from the appellant a pint of whisky for which he paid six dollars; that appellant placed the money in the cash register after he had taken the pint of whisky from under it…