Reed v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Reed v. State, 122 S.W.2d 321 (Tex. Crim. App. 1938)
135 Tex. Crim. 650; 1938 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 849
Hawkins

Reed v. State

Opinion of the Court

Hawkins, Judge.

Conviction is for possessing whisky at a place where only beer could legally be sold under a “beer permit,” punishment being a fine of $100.00.

The statute under which this prosecution proceeded was held inoperative because of repugnant penalties for the same offense in No. 19804, M. M. Moran v. State, opinion this date [page 645 of this volume.]

The same reasons here make it imperative to reverse the judgment and order the dismissal of the present prosecution.

Reference

Full Case Name
Johnnie Reed v. the State
Status
Published