Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1913

Womack v. State

Womack v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided May 21, 1913 · Prendergast
157 S.W. 495; 70 Tex. Crim. 494; 1913 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 309 (South Western Reporter)

Womack v. State

Opinion of the Court

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for illegally selling intoxicating liquors in Johnson County on August 1, 1912, after an election and putting the prohibition law in force in Johnson County in April, 1904. He was convicted and his penalty was fixed at the lowest for a misdemeanor.

The only question raised is by motion for new trial that the verdict of the jury is contrary to the law and the evidence. The party to whom the sale is alleged to have been made swore positively that he bought a half pint of whisky from appellant and paid him therefor, Prohibition was admitted tó be in force in Johnson County since April 19, 1904. The appellant swore that he did not sell the whisky to the witness as testified by him. It was a question of veracity between the two. The *495 jury believed the State’s witness and did not believe appellant. The jury were the exclusive judges of this.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

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