MORRISON v. STATE

No. 31675.

336 S.W.2d 173 (1960)

Joe MORRISON, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. H. Munsterman, Levelland, E. G. Pharr, Lubbock (on appeal only), for appellant.

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


WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is transporting whisky in a dry area; the punishment, 90 days in jail and a fine of $400.

It was stipulated that Hockley County was a dry area and that appellant had been convicted in 1950, as alleged in the information, for possessing whisky in a dry area for the purpose of sale.

Two grounds for reversal are presented by appellant's brief.

The first relates to the prior conviction which is complained of as being...

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