Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1936

Smith v. State

Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided February 12, 1936 · Hawkins
90 S.W.2d 840 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Smith v. State

Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for possessing intoxicating liquor, punishment assessed being one year in the penitentiary.

Sinqe the conviction, the law upon which the prosecution was predicated has been repealed without any saving clause. See Meadows v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 88 S.W.(2d) 481.

The judgment is reversed, and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

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