HILL v. STATE

No. 31693.

334 S.W.2d 303 (1960)

James HILL, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 23, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burks, O'Connor & Brister and Brown & Shuman, Lubbock, for appellant.

William J. Gillespie, County Atty., by E. M. Fulton, Jr., Asst. County Atty., Lubbock, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is possession of beer, whiskey, vodka, gin and wine for the purpose of sale in a dry area, with two prior convictions for offenses of like character alleged for enhancement; the punishment, four years in jail and a fine of $4,000.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is challenged.

Inspector Bowman of the Liquor Control Board testified that he and other officers, none of whom were armed with...

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