Spears v. State
This text of 115 S.W.2d 961 (Spears 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
Conviction is for selling intoxicating liquor in dry territory, punishment being a fine of $100.00.
It was alleged that the sale was made in Foard County, Texas, and that said county was dry as the result of an election held therein on October 23d, 1937. The averments as to the election, result thereof, and publication, are found in the complaint and information, but no proof supporting such averments is in the record.
It is appellant's position that in the absence of proof that Foard County was dry territory the judgment of conviction can not stand. His contention is supported by Humphreys v. State, 131 Texas Crim. Rep. 383, 99 S. W. (2d) 600; Green v. State, 131 Texas Crim. Rep. 552, 101 S. W. (2d) 241; Gribble v. State, 111 S. W. (2d) 276.
The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.
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115 S.W.2d 961, 134 Tex. Crim. 451, 1938 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 417, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/spears-v-state-texcrimapp-1938.