Ray v. State

OPINION

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for unlawfully transporting wine in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $100.

The complaint, drawn under Arts. 666-3a(4) and 666-17(13), Vernon’s Ann.P.C., charged appellant with unlawfully transporting an illicit beverage, to-wit: wine, in a container to which no tax stamp showing payment of the tax due thereon to the state was affixed, while the information, drawn under Art. 666-4(b), P.C., charged appellant with unlawfully transporting an alcoholic beverage, to-wit: wine, in a dry area.

It is apparent that the complaint and the information do not charge…