EDMISTON v. STATE

No. 30310.

320 S.W.2d 8 (1959)

Jack EDMISTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 21, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gib Callaway, Brownwood, for appellant.

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


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the sale of whiskey in a dry area; the punishment, 90 days in jail and a fine of $500.

Appellant plead guilty before a jury, and no evidence was introduced in behalf of either the State or the accused.

Our able State's Attorney confesses error because of jury misconduct, and we agree.

It was established at the hearing on the motion for new trial that during their deliberations a minister of the gospel...

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