BARRERA v. STATE

No. 30867.

327 S.W.2d 768 (1959)

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

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 7, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clay Coggins, Roby, for appellant.

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


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the sale of whisky in a dry area with a prior conviction alleged for enhancement; the punishment, $1,000 fine.

It was stipulated that Taylor County was a dry area; and proof was offered of the prior conviction as alleged.

Jimmy Martin, the alleged purchaser, is a Negro. He did not testify.

A police officer testified that he and a fellow officer saw the appellant and a Negro, about 4:30 p. m., walk...

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