Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1936

Griffin v. State

Griffin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided April 29, 1936 · Morrow
93 S.W.2d 1152 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Griffin v. State

Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of *1153sale; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two 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Since the conviction of the appellant, the law upon which the prosecution is founded has been repealed.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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