Legal Opinion

Hardiman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 4, 1957No. 29310Published

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the unlawful possession of beer and wine in a dry area; the punishment, three months in jail and a fine of $300.

Our able State’s Attorney confesses error because the record is silent as to the dry status of the area where the offense is alleged to have occurred, and we agree. Recently, in Weatherman v. State, 161 Tex.Cr.R. 272, 276 S.W.2d 524, we cited a number of cases which announce the consistent holding of this Court that the dry status of the area must be proven or established by agreement of the parties.

The judgment is reversed and the cause…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Weatherman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API