BELL v. STATE

No. 34134.

353 S.W.2d 444 (1962)

Marvin BELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 7, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Florence, Garrison & Holt, by Lowell C. Holt, Gilmer, for appellant.

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


McDONALD, Judge.

The offense is possession of whiskey in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, a fine of $1,000.00 and confinement in jail for six months.

The disposition hereof makes a statement of the facts unnecessary.

Appellant objected to the failure of the trial court to define the term "prima facie evidence" in the charge to the jury.

Where the State relies upon the prima facie evidence statute to show that intoxicants...

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