Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1934

Francis v. State

Francis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided December 12, 1934 · Hawkins
76 S.W.2d 1110 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Francis v. State

Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; punishment being one year in the penitentiary.

Under the holding in Offield v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 75 S.W.(2d) 882, and Hilterbrand v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 75 S.W.(2d) 884, the indictment in the present case is fatally defective.

The judgment is reversed, arid the prosecution ordered dismissed under the present indictment.

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