Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1941

Banks v. State

Banks v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided February 5, 1941 · Graves
147 S.W.2d 491; 141 Tex. Crim. 54; 1941 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 57 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Banks v. State

Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Judge.

The offense is possessing whisky in a dry area for the purpose of sale; punishment, thirty days confinement in the county jail.

Fred W. Winch testified that he was an inspector of the Texas Liquor Control Board, and that he bought one-half pint of whisky from appellant in Scurry County on the 24th of June, 1940, and paid him seventy-five cents therefor. It was shown by agreement that the county was a dry area. The appellant did not introduce any testimony.

The record contains no bills of exception.

The evidence is deemed sufficient to support the conviction.

The judgment is affirmed.

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