PENNYE v. STATE

No. 27045.

269 S.W.2d 375 (1954)

PENNYE v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 16, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reid & Reid, by J. W. Reid, Abilene, for appellant.

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


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the possession of whiskey for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, 60 days in jail and a fine of $300.

Two officers of the City of Abilene testified that they apprehended appellant in an alley, that he had a package containing a quantity of whiskey in his hand, and had a pistol on his person.

The appellant's defense, based upon his own testimony and that of his witnesses, was that he and his wife were having...

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