Wooldridge v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Wooldridge v. State, 88 S.W.2d 488 (Tex. Crim. App. 1935)
1935 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 627
Hawkins

Wooldridge v. State

Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

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

Pending appeal, the law (Pen.Code 1925, art. 666 et seq., as amended) under which conviction was had has been repealed. See Acts 44th Legislature, 2d C.S., § 49, article 1 of the' Liquor Control Act (Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 666—49), and Guy Meadows v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 88 S.W.(2d) 481, opinion this date.

The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
WOOLDRIDGE v. STATE
Status
Published