Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1935

Gribble v. State

Gribble v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided November 27, 1935 · Christian
88 S.W.2d 490; 1935 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 706 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Gribble v. State

Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is possession of whisky for the purpose of sale; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for on'e year and one day.

Pending appeal, 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 Code 1925, art. 666 et seq., as amended) under which conviction was had has been repealed (Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 666 — 49). See Guy Meadows v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 88 S.W.(2d) 481, this day delivered.

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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