Ricker v. State

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

Conviction is for possessing beer for the purpose of sale in Brown County, alleged to be dry area; punishment being a fine of $100.00.

The appeal must be dismissed because of an insufficient recognizance. It recites that appellant was convicted of the “offense of possession of beer,” as shown in the complaint and information, and as more fully described in the judgment of conviction. Possession of beer is not an offense, and there is no recital in the recognizance that appellant was convicted of a misdemeanor as is required in the statute.

The same defect appears in…