Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1936

Hackney v. State

Hackney v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided April 8, 1936 · Hawkins, Morrow
93 S.W.2d 446 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Hackney v. State

Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for possession of whisky for the purpose of sale; punishment being assessed at one year in the penitentiary.

The law under which the prosecution originated and conviction was obtained has been repealed. See Meadows v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 88 S.W.(2d) 481.

The judgment is reversed, and prosecution ordered dismissed.

MORROW, P. J., absent.

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