Opinion
No. 21411.
Delivered February 5, 1941.
Intoxicating Liquor (Possession for Sale in Dry Area) — Evidence.
In prosecution for possessing whisky in a dry area for the purpose of sale, evidence that inspector of the Texas Liquor Control Board bought one-half pint of whisky from defendant in a dry area, and paid him seventy-five cents therefor, held sufficient to support the conviction.
Appeal from County Court of Scurry County. Hon. Sterling Williams, Judge.
Appeal from conviction for possessing whisky in a dry area for the purpose of sale; penalty, confinement in the county jail for thirty days.
Affirmed.
The opinion states the case.
R. W. Webb, of Snyder, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State's Attorney, of Austin, for the State.
The offense is possessing whisky in a dry area for the purpose of sale; punishment, thirty days confinement in the county jail.
Fred W. Winch testified that he was an inspector of the Texas Liquor Control Board, and that he bought one-half pint of whisky from appellant in Scurry County on the 24th of June, 1940, and paid him seventy-five cents therefor. It was shown by agreement that the county was a dry area. The appellant did not introduce any testimony.
The record contains no bills of exception.
The evidence is deemed sufficient to support the conviction.
The judgment is affirmed.