Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1935

Jones v. State

Jones v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided November 27, 1935 · Hawkins
88 S.W.2d 492; 1935 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 698 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Jones v. State

Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for transportation of whisky; punishment being one year 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Pending appeal, the law (Pen.Code 1925, art. 666 et seq., as amended) under which conviction was had has been repealed.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 Leg. 2d Called Sess. § 49, article 1, Liquor Control Act (Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 666—49), and Guy Meadows v. State *493(Tex.Cr.App.) 88 S.W.(2d) 481, opinion this date.

The judgment is reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.

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