McCLURE v. STATE

No. 28435.

294 S.W.2d 838 (1956)

Banta McCLURE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 3, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. J. Bragg, Memphis, Richard D. Bird, Childress, for appellant.

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


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for selling whiskey in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $100.

R. M. Barba, Inspector for the Texas Liquor Control Board, testified that on October 18, 1955, while he was working as an undercover man in Memphis, Texas, he went to a cafe in Memphis where he met the appellant and there purchased from him one half-pint of whiskey for $2.50.

The state offered proof that Hall County was a dry area.

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