BARRERA v. STATE

No. 29670.

311 S.W.2d 248 (1958)

Pete BARRERA, Sr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 19, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. M. Reid, Abilene, W. E. Martin, Houston, for appellant.

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


DAVIDSON, Judge.

Possession of liquor for the purpose of sale in a dry area is the offense, with punishment assessed at a fine of $1,500 and eighteen months in jail by reason of a prior conviction for a similar offense.

Appellant's guilt of the primary offense of possession of liquor for the purpose of sale was dependent upon the testimony of agents of the Liquor Control Board that they found seven one-half pints of whisky secreted in a rocking chair in the...

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