Burns v. State

91 S.W.2d 358
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas
DecidedFebruary 12, 1936
DocketNo. 17927
StatusPublished

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Burns v. State, 91 S.W.2d 358 (Tex. 1936).

Opinion

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; punishment being two years and six months in the penitentiary.

Since the conviction the law upon which the prosecution was predicated has been repealed without any saving clause. See Meadows v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 88 S.W. (2d) 481.

The judgment is reversed, and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

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Meadows v. State
88 S.W.2d 481 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1935)

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