Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1936

Barker v. State

Barker v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided February 12, 1936 · Morrow
91 S.W.2d 356 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Barker v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for .the purpose of sale; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year and two months.

Since the conviction of the appellant, the law upon which the prosecution is founded has been repealed.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