Hambright v. State

131 S.W. 1123, 60 Tex. Crim. 253, 1910 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 470

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 9, 1910
• Docket: No. 789.
• Status: Published

Opinion

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged with selling and giving away, etc., spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, capable of producing intoxication, to Austin Fulbright. His trial resulted in a conviction with a fine of $25.

It is complained the court erred in not giving a special charge requested by appellant. The special charge is not marked refused or given. The presumption would be, therefore, that it was given. Smith v. State, 27 Texas Crim. App., 50; Jeffries v. State, 9 Texas Crim. App., 598.

In motion for new trial it is complained that the court charged the jury as a matter of law that whisky is intoxicating liquor. In this there was no error. This question has been frequently before the court, and where the intoxicant sold was shown to be whisky the trial court is authorized to assume and charge the jury that whisky is an intoxicant. See Douthitt v. State, 61 S. W. Rep., 404; Maddox v. State, 55 S. W. Rep., 832; Lovelass v. State, 40 Texas Crim. Rep., 221.

There being no error in the record, the judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.