Legal Opinion
Patton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 26, 1952No. 25,779PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is possession of whisky for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $800.00.
The sheriff and his deputy testified that they gave chase to a certain automobile and saw the driver throw lugs of liquor out of the window thereof, that they finally brought the automobile to a halt and arrested appellant. They testified that they retraced their course and picked up five pints of whisky and nine broken whisky bottles.
Appellant testified that he knew nothing of any whisky and was on his way to visit his mother when arrested.
We find the evidence…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ayres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
3Cited by7 opinions
- Patton v. Texas Liquor Control BoardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Horn v. Gibson, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
- Steen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Mary Horn, Hugh Coleman, Ron Marchant, Bobbie J. Mitchell, and Andy Eads, in Their Capacities as Denton County Judge and Commissioners of Denton County, Texas AND Eric D. Stanley v. Al Gibson, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
- Mary Horn, Hugh Coleman, Ron Marchant, Bobbie J. Mitchell, and Andy Eads, in Their Capacities as Denton County Judge and Commissioners of Denton County, Texas AND Eric D. Stanley v. Al Gibson, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
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