SCOTT v. STATE

No. 32128.

340 S.W.2d 818 (1960)

R. A. SCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 23, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Harp, Childress, for appellant.

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


DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a transportation-of-whisky conviction, with punishment assessed at a fine of $250 and six months in jail.

A highway patrolman accosted appellant while driving an automobile and requested permission to search the trunk of the car. Appellant consented to the search, but explained that the car was not his, that it did not belong to him.

A search of the trunk of the car revealed a large quantity of wine and whisky.

A passenger...

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