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Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 24, 1951
242 S.W.2d 886 (Tex. Crim. App. 1951)

Opinion

No. 25420.

October 24, 1951.

Appeal from McCulloch County Court; Claude Wm. Knight, Jr., J

Ross Hoffman, Brady, for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


Unlawfully selling whisky in a dry area is the offense; the punishment, $300 and forty-five days in jail.

The information in this case is subject to the same fatal defect as pointed out in Barnett v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 242 S.W.2d 885.

The judgment is reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 24, 1951
242 S.W.2d 886 (Tex. Crim. App. 1951)
Case details for

Wilson v. State

Case Details

Full title:Ruben WILSON, Appellant, v. STATE, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Oct 24, 1951

Citations

242 S.W.2d 886 (Tex. Crim. App. 1951)