Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1937

Campbell v. State

Campbell v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided February 24, 1937 · Lattimore
132 Tex. Crim. 41; 102 S.W.2d 215

Campbell v. State

Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Conviction for violating the liquor law; punishment, a fine of $100.00.

Appellant was charged with selling to J. M. Allison whisky *42in Brown County, Texas, the same being a dry area. Nothing in the complaint or information shows when and how, or in what manner Brown County became a dry area. The complaint and information are insufficient. See Whitmire v. State, 94 S. W. (2d) 742; Schmidt v. State, 94 S. W. (2d) 743.

The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

Reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.

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