SIMS v. STATE

No. 30544.

323 S.W.2d 466 (1959)

Alexander SIMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 1, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Bird, Childress, for appellant.

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


WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for possession of whisky and vodka for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, thirty days in jail and a fine of $350.

Hall County Sheriff Baten and his deputy, Elmer Neel, were coming from Morningside Addition to Memphis after midnight. As they approached a paved road, a Cadillac automobile turned off on the road the officers were traveling, and Sheriff Baten turned...

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