Legal Opinion

Doherty v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 8, 1930No. 12898Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; penalty, one year in the penitentiary.

Witness Theodore Shipper testified to riding in a car with appellant some six or seven miles. He testified to drinking whiskey from a soda water bottle given him by appellant and that when the end of the journey was reached, the appellant took a half gallon fruit jar with whiskey in it from the car. He was corroborated in part by other witnesses. We deem the evidence amply sufficient to show the commission of the offense.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

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