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Harrison v. the State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 7, 1924
262 S.W. 487 (Tex. Crim. App. 1924)

Opinion

No. 8135.

Decided May 7, 1924. Rehearing denied June 11, 1924.

Selling Intoxicating Liquor.

Upon trial of unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor in the absence of bills of exception under a proper charge of the court, the judgment below must be affirmed.

Appeal from the District Court of San Jacinto. Tried below before the Honorable J.L. Manry.

Appeal from a conviction of unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor; penalty, one year imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The opinion states the case.

M.E. Gates and J.M. Hansbro, for appellant.

Tom Garrard, Attorney for the State and Grover C. Morris, Assistant Attorney, for the State.


Appellant was convicted in the District Court of San Jacinto County of selling intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at one year in the penitentiary.

The record is before us without bills of exception. The State witness affirmed positively the purchase of intoxicating liquor from appellant. Appellant denied this. The jury solved the issue against appellant. The veracity of the State witness was not attacked and was for the jury. The charge of the court and indictment appearing to be regular, an affirmance will be ordered.

Affirmed.

[Rehearing denied June 11, 1924. Reporter.]


Summaries of

Harrison v. the State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 7, 1924
262 S.W. 487 (Tex. Crim. App. 1924)
Case details for

Harrison v. the State

Case Details

Full title:HENRY HARRISON v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: May 7, 1924

Citations

262 S.W. 487 (Tex. Crim. App. 1924)
97 Tex. Crim. 540