Shawhart v. State

289 S.W.2d 601 (1956)

Billy SHAWHART, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 28089.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 22, 1956.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1956.

W. J. Bragg, Memphis, Richard D. Bird, Childress, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is possession of whiskey in a dry area; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $750.

Deputy Sheriff Neel testified that he and the sheriff began to follow the appellant's automobile on the night in question as he drove around over the streets of the City of…