Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1951

Wilson v. State

Wilson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided October 24, 1951 · Davidson
242 S.W.2d 886; 1951 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2216 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Wilson v. State

Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

Unlawfully selling whisky in a dry area is the offense; the punishment, $300 and forty-five days in jail.

The information in this case is subject to the same fatal defect as pointed out in Barnett v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 242 S.W.2d 885.

The judgment is reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

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