SMITH v. STATE

No. 27393.

275 S.W.2d 487 (1955)

Pearl SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 16, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reynolds & Tucker, W. M. Tucker, Shamrock, Sturgeon & Thompson, Aaron Sturgeon, Pampa, for appellant.

Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the possession of whiskey and beer for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, six months in jail and a fine of $200.

The State's evidence shows that certain officers went to the home of Ezell Clerkley, located in Wheeler County, and upon searching the premises found four one-half pints of whiskey in the house, three cases of beer buried in some cotton seed in a granary, and one case of beer under the granary...

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