WRIGHT v. STATE

No. 31216.

330 S.W.2d 620 (1959)

David Lee WRIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 16, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. E. Murphey, Coleman, for appellant.

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


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for unlawfully transporting whiskey and beer in a dry area; the punishment, 6 months in jail and a fine of $250.

The State's testimony shows that on the night in question Sheriff H. F. Fenton, Jr. stopped an automobile which was being driven by the appellant on a public road in Coleman County. Riding in the automobile with appellant was one Robert Campbell. The Sheriff testified that after stopping the appellant he found...

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