Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1936

Venn v. State

Venn v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided February 19, 1936 · Morrow
91 S.W.2d 347; 1936 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 804 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Venn v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the-unlawful possession of whisky; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for three years.

Since the conviction of the appellant, the law upon which the prosecution is founded has been repealed. 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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