Etter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Etter v. State

297 S.W.2d 834, 1957 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2795

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas

DecidedJanuary 23, 1957

DocketNo. 28777

StatusPublished

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Etter v. State, 297 S.W.2d 834, 1957 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2795 (Tex. 1957).

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Opinion

DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $300.

The information is fatally defective in that it does not conclude “Against the peace and dignity of the State,” as required -by Art. 414, Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. and Art. V, Sec. 12, of the Constitution of Texas, Vernon’s Ann.St. See Reese v. State, 139 Tex.Cr.R. 593, 141 S.W.2d 949; and Herring v. State, 160 Tex.Cr.R. 597, 273 S.W.2d 421.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Opinion approved by the Court.

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