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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1935

Smith v. State

Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided February 13, 1935 · Hawkins
79 S.W.2d 127; 1935 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 717 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Smith v. State

Opinion of the Court

' HAWKINS, Judge;

Appellant was convicted for manufacturing intoxicating liquor; punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary.

The count in the indictment upon which appellant was convicted charged that in Angelina county he “did then and there unlawfully manufacture intoxicating liquor.” Under the holding in Offield v. State. (Tex. Cr. *128App.) 75 S.W.(2d) 882, the indictment fails to charge an offense. The reasons fully appear in the discussion of the question in the Offield Case. See, also, Haynie v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 76 S.W.(2d) 133, Oliver v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 76 S.W.(2d) 134; Byrd v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 76 S.W.(2d) 134.

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

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