Roberts v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Sabine. Tried below before the Honorable V. H. Stark. .Appeal from a conviction of the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors; penalty, one year imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Presiding Judge.
The conviction is for the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of one year.
The offense was charged to have been committed in September, 1920. The appellant, following the procedure prescribed by statute, sought to have the jury determine, in the event of conviction, whether his sentence should be suspended. Evidence was introduced in support of the plea, and it was shown without controversy that appellant had not previously been convicted of a felony in this or any other State. The court,…
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- Carr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
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- Lyles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922