Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1935

Allen v. State

Allen v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided March 27, 1935 · Christian
80 S.W.2d 968; 1935 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 633 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Allen v. State

Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year. .

Omitting the formal parts, the indictment reads as follows: β€œIn the county and state aforesaid Otis Allen did then and there unlawfully and for the purpose of sale possess liquor then and there capable of producing intoxication.” The indictment is fundamentally defective for the reasons stated in Offield v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 75 S.W.(2d) 882.

The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the court.

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