AKEY v. STATE

No. 25592.

246 S.W.2d 169 (1951)

AKEY v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney on appeal, for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

Unlawfully selling whisky in a dry area is the offense; the punishment, a fine of $800 and one year in jail.

It is shown by Fessler's testimony that appellant sold a pint of whisky to Fessler, an agent of the Liquor Control Board acting as an undercover agent. Such testimony authorized the jury's conclusion of guilt.

W. E. Russell, an agent of the Liquor Control Board who was working with the witness Fessler at the time mentioned...

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