PIERCE v. STATE

No. 27137.

272 S.W.2d 736 (1954)

Ferman PIERCE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 3, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Kucera, Burks & Brown, By Burton S. Burks, Lubbock, for appellant.

Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the sale of whiskey in a dry area, with a prior conviction of an offense of like character alleged to enhance the punishment; the punishment, a fine of $1,000.

Inspector Bailey of the Liquor Control Board testified that he was working under cover in the City of Lubbock on the day charged in the information and that, in company with his supervisor Mr. Black, he drove to a certain address in that city and purchased one pint of...

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