BENNETT v. STATE

No. 38721.

396 S.W.2d 875 (1965)

Medford BENNETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 24, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cox & Hurt by Joe L. Cox, Plainview, for appellant.

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


McDONALD, Presiding Judge.

The offense is selling beer in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $500.00.

The state does not seek an affirmance of this case because the trial court failed to charge the jury on the law relative to presumption of innocence and reasonable doubt. A proper objection and exception was taken to the court's ruling. For a discussion of the principle controlling the charge of the court on the presumption of innocence, see Johnson v....

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