DIXON v. STATE

No. 28887.

301 S.W.2d 174 (1957)

Bennie DIXON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 10, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Hendricks, McKinney, and W. R. Sessions, Dallas, for appellant.

Dwight Whitwell, County Atty., McKinney, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, 90 days in jail and a fine of $100.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.

The evidence shows that certain officers went to the appellant's home in the City of Frisco, Texas, and searched for intoxicating liquor.

In the search the officers found four twelve-ounce...

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