Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 1, 1956No. 28,006PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for possession of beer in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, ten days in jail.

Appellant was tried before a jury upon a plea of not guilty. He was not represented by counsel.

After the verdict he employed counsel who, on July 29, 1955, gave notice of appeal to this court.

A statement of facts was prepared by appellant’s counsel on the same day and presented to the county attorney who refused to agree thereto.

The statement of facts found in the record was prepared by the trial judge and filed in the trial court on November 2, 1955.

Appellant…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Widener v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. Diggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  3. Vansickle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Rodriguez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957

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