Kaldis v. State

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of possessing liquor with intent to sell without a proper permit and of permitting the consumption of alcohol at a prohibited time. The trial judge fined appellant $1000 and sentenced him to 30 days in jail for each offense. We affirm.

On August 14, 1994, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Agent Farquhar entered the Fuego Fuego Club in Houston around 2:30 a.m. He ordered a rum and coke, an employee brought it to him, and he determined by taste and smell that it contained rum. The club did not have a permit to sell rum or any alcoholic…