Malchoff v. State
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Opinion
Appellant was convicted of violating the liquor laws of this state, and her punishment was assessed at a fine of $100.
Omitting the formal parts, the information reads as follows: “That one Mrs. John Malchoff did then and there unlawfully sell to L. E. Morris one pint of whiskey (Crab Orchard Brand) of liquor in a dry area, to-wit in the County of Coleman and State of Texas.”
The information fails to charge an offense under authority of the case of Whitmire v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 94 S.W.(2d) 742. See, also, Kelly v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 98 S.W.(2d) 998, decided November 18, 1936, and Privitt v. State, (Tex.Cr.App.) 98 S.W.(2d) 204, decided November 4, 1936 (but not yet reported [in State Reports]).
Therefore the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.
PER CURIAM.
The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the court.
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