WILLIE v. STATE

No. 31614.

334 S.W.2d 159 (1960)

John WILLIE, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 16, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack C. Morgan, Kaufman, Jesse Rickman, Terrell, for appellant.

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


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the sale of whiskey in a dry area with a prior conviction alleged for enhancement; the punishment, 18 months in jail and a fine of $500.

Proof was offered that Kaufman County was a dry area; and also of the prior conviction alleged and that the appellant was the same person so convicted.

The testimony of the state shows that on May 9, 1959, Joe R. House, an Inspector for the Texas Liquor Control Board, purchased...

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