Dipple v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense, the unlawful possession for the purpose of sale of spiritous liquor capable of producing intoxication, penalty one year in the penitentiary.

Complaint is made of the following matter: While the witness for the state, Smith Houston, was testifying, the District Attorney was permitted to propound the following question: “Was the liquor intoxicating?” Counsel for appellant objected to said question as repetition, whereupon the court in sustaining the objection remarked: “He has already testified he drank it and that it was intoxicating.” The bill fails to • show, as it…