Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1936

Steele v. State

Steele v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 22, 1936 · Christian
89 S.W.2d 1005; 1936 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 726 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Steele v. State

Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is selling whisky; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Pending appeal, the law under which appellant was convicted has been repealed.

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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