Dossett v. State
This text of 235 S.W. 1093 (Dossett v. State) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
Appellant was convicted of possessing-intoxicating liquor, and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
By amendment of the prohibition law passed by the Second Called Session of the Thirty-seventh Legislature, it is not now an offense to possess intoxicating liquor, unless the same is had for the purpose of ■sale, and it is nécessary to allege and to prove that it was so possessed for the purpose of sale before an offense is charged, on a conviction can be had. No. 6423, Frank Cox v. State, 90 Texas Crim. Rep., 256; No. 6510, Petit v. State, 90 Texas Crim. Rep., 336; No. 6493, Francis v. State, 90 Texas Crim. Rep., 399; all decided at the present term of court and not yet reported.
Under the foregoing authorities it is necessary to reverse the judgment of the trial court and order the prosecution dismissed.
Reversed■ and dismissed.
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