Allen v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Krueger, Judge.
The offense is unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor in dry area for purpose of sale. The punishment assessed is confinement in the county jail for a term of thirty days and a fine of $100.00.
We need consider only the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction. The facts as disclosed by the record fail to show that McCulloch County is dry area as charged in the information. Consequently the conviction cannot stand.
The State has undertaken to supplement the statement of facts by two ex parte affidavits to the effect that appellant’s attorney agreed that McCulloch…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McConnell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
3Cited by3 opinions
- Weatherman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
- Owens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Weatherman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955