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Scoggin v. State

89 S.W.2d 1002, 1936 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 742
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas
DecidedJanuary 15, 1936
DocketNo. 17841
StatusPublished
Cited by3 cases

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Scoggin v. State, 89 S.W.2d 1002, 1936 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 742 (Tex. 1936).

Opinion

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the unlawful possession of whisky for the purpose of sale; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

Since the conviction of the appellant on the 9th of March, 1935, the law upon which the prosecution is founded has been repealed. See Guy Meadows v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 88 S.W.(2d) 481, opinion delivered November 27, 1935.

The judgment is reversed, and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

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