Hargiss v. State
This text of 170 Tex. Crim. 164 (Hargiss 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
This is a conviction for the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors for the purpose of sale in a dry area, with punishment assessed at a fine of $300.
The statement of facts accompanying this record contains no evidence that Morris County, where possession for the purpose of sale is alleged, is a dry area within the meaning of the Liquor Control Act, Art. 666-1, et seq., Vernon’s P. C.
In order for this conviction to be sustained, proof of the dry status of Morris County must be proven or otherwise made to appear. Weatherman v. State, 161 Tex. Cr. R. 272, 276 S. W. 2d 524.
The evidence being insufficient, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.
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