Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1936

Phariss v. State

Phariss v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided February 26, 1936 · Morrow
91 S.W.2d 736 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Phariss 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.

Since the conviction of the appellant, the law (Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 666 et seq.) upon which the prosecution is founded has been repealed (Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 666—49). 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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