Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1956

Poston v. State

Poston v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided December 12, 1956 · Woodley
296 S.W.2d 542; 1956 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2059 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Poston v. State

Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for the unlawful sale -of feeding stuff in a bag falsely labeled; the punishment, a fine of $100.

The complaint and information are fatally defective for the reason that the name of the alleged purchaser is not shown. Art. 406, V.A.C.C.P.; King v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 286 S.W.2d 422.

The judgment is reversed and the prose•cution is ordered dismissed.

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