CAYTON v. STATE

No. 26922.

267 S.W.2d 143 (1954)

CAYTON v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 21, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brin & Cate, Barnes & Barnes, by W. Newton Barnes, Terrell, for appellant.

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


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of wine for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, 90 days in jail and a fine of $200.

Deputy Sheriff Locklin testified that on the night in question he, in company with other officers, arrived at a certain house on the north side of a country road two miles east of Forney; that he called the appellant out on the porch and asked him if he lived there, and the appellant replied that he did. Locklin did...

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