Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1935

Gray v. State

Gray v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided June 12, 1935 · Hawkins, Morrow
88 S.W.2d 487; 1935 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 683 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Gray v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The indictment appears regular and properly presented. A plea of guilty was entered. The record is before this court without statement of facts or bills of exception.

No error having been perceived or pointed out, the judgment is affirmed.

070rehearing

On Motion for Rehearing.

HAWKINS, Judge.

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

Near the close of the previous term an opinion was delivered affirming the judgment. Pending a motion for rehearing the law (Pen. ’Code 1925, art. 666 et seq., as amended) under which conviction was had has been repealed (Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 666 — 49), hence the conviction falls. See Guy Meadows v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 88 S.W.(2d) 481, opinion of this date. The motion for rehearing is granted, the judg*488.ment of affirmance is set aside, and the ' former opinion is withdrawn. The judgment of conviction is now reversad and the prosecution is dismissed.

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