Legal Opinion

Willhite v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 23, 1941No. 21560PublishedCited by 2 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale in a dry area, and by the jury sentenced to serve thirty days in the county jail.

The testimony shows that the officers came to appellant’s home and asked permission to search for intoxicating liquors, which permission was granted. They found eighteen cans of beer in the refrigerator within the house. They then began a search of the outlying grounds and found some holes in the ground where evidently some objects had been buried, and a pathway from appellant’s house to such holes. On account…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  2. George v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942

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