Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1957

Anderson v. State

Anderson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 16, 1957 · Davidson, Woodley
299 S.W.2d 139; 1957 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2804 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Anderson v. State

Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The same question is raised here as in Hill v. State, Tex.Cr.R., 297 S.W.2d 679, this day decided contrary to appellant’s contention, the sole difference being that here the plea of guilty was for possessing whisky for the purpose of sale in a wet area without a permit, an offense likewise defined in art. 666-4 (a), V.A.P.C., and punishment was assessed at a fine of $100.

The judgment is affirmed.

Dissenting Opinion

DAVIDSON, Judge

(dissenting).

It is not unlawful, in my opinion, to possess whisky for the purpose of sale in a wet area without a permit. The law authorizes the issuance of no such permit, and no such permit can be issued lawfully.

I am in complete accord with the dissenting opinions of Judge Hawkins in An*140derson v. State, 146 Tex.Cr.R. 222, 172 S.W.2d 310, and Anderson v. State, 147 Tex.Cr.R. 410, 181 S.W.2d 78, which, to my mind, demonstrate the correctness of the foregoing statement.

The information in this case did not charge a violation of the law.

I respectfully dissent to the affirmance of a conviction for an offense that does not exist.

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