NICHOLS v. STATE

No. 28511.

297 S.W.2d 149 (1956)

Tommy NICHOLS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 2, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. E. Murphey, Coleman, for appellant.

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


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of beer for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $350.

It was stipulated that Coleman County was a dry area.

A search by the officers of appellant's pick-up truck revealed sixteen quart bottles of beer.

Appellant complains of the search of his pick-up truck and the admission in evidence of the results thereof.

Deputy Sheriff Ray, one of the...

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