Weeks v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Weeks v. State, 132 Tex. Crim. 32 (Tex. Crim. App. 1937)
102 S.W.2d 223; 1937 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 94
Lattimore

Weeks v. State

Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Conviction for keeping an open saloon; punishment, a fine of $100.00.

The information in this case charges as follows; omitting formal parts: “Ruth Weeks did then and there operate and assist in operating an open saloon, and was then and there directly interested and indirectly interested in the operation of an open saloon.” Manifestly said information was bad. It wholly failed to charge any of those acts or things which enter into the definition of an open saloon. An informtion in exactly the same form was held bad in Weinberger v. State, 98 S. W. (2d) 356; Stewart v. State, 98 S. W. (2d) 357; Barrow v. State, 98 S. W. (2d) 358. Upon the authority of the above mentioned cases the information herein is wholly defective.

The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

Reversed and prosecution ordered, dismissed.

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Full Case Name
Ruth Weeks v. State
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Status
Published