Chadwick v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Chadwick v. State

252 S.W.2d 165, 1952 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2231

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas

DecidedOctober 29, 1952

DocketNo. 25990

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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Chadwick v. State, 252 S.W.2d 165, 1952 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2231 (Tex. 1952).

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Opinion

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the possession of whiskey in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, six months’ confinement in jail and a fine of $500.

The complaint and information herein charge the offense to have occurred on the “7th day of March, 19452.”

We cannot presume against the accused that the State meant something other than what they plead.

“The allegation of an impossible date as the date of the commission of the offense will render the indictment, information or complaint fatally defective.” Branch’s Ann.P.C., Sec. 434, p. 230.

Judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

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