Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1953

Crain v. State

Crain v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 7, 1953 · Woodley
253 S.W.2d 867 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Crain v. State

Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for possession of whis-ky in Taylor County, a- dry area, for the *868purpose of sale; the punishment 90 days in jail and a fine of $500.

The state confesses that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction because of the failure to prove that Taylor County was a dry area.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

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