Costner v. State

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the county court of Texas county of selling intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed by the jury at a fine of $250 and imprisonment in the county jail for a period of 90 days.

Defendant complains that the court erred in giving the following instruction:

“You are further instructed that the court has permitted certain testimony to go- before you introduced by the state for the purpose of impeaching the evidence of the defendant, and in this connection you are instructed that such evidence may be considered by you for the purpose of determining the…