Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1914

Whitten v. State

Whitten v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided November 11, 1914 · Habpeb
170 S.W. 718; 75 Tex. Crim. 225; 1914 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 455 (South Western Reporter)

Whitten v. State

Opinion of the Court

HABPEB, Judge.-

—Appellant was convicted of violating the prohibition law in force in Bed Biver County.

His contention is that the evidence does not show a sale, in that it does not show a delivery of the whisky by appellant. Walter Keeton testified that he knew appellant and approached and told him he desired some whisky. . Appellant said that he had some at home in his trunk; that he paid appellant $3 for the whisky, and went to appellant’s home, and appellant’s brother showed him which.was appellant’s trunk, and he went into it and got a quart of whisky. This was a sale, and the court did not err in so holding.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

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