Wootan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Wootan v. State

257 S.W. 266, 96 Tex. Crim. 265, 1924 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 853

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas·Decided January 2, 1924·No. No. 8038.·Published

Opinion

HAWKINS, Judge.

— Conviction Conviction is for the unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquor. Punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

*266 There are no hills of exception in the record. Appellant offered no testimony whatever. The evidence for the State leaves no question of appellant’s guilt. The sheriff arrested him at his residence, he being intoxicated at the time. Whisky and mash were found there. In and near the house was found a still, and a witness testified for the State that he had helped appellant make whisky.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

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HAWKINS, Judge.

— Conviction Conviction is for the unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquor. Punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

*266 There are no hills of exception in the record. Appellant offered no testimony whatever. The evidence for the State leaves no question of appellant’s guilt. The sheriff arrested him at his residence, he being intoxicated at the time. Whisky and mash were found there. In and near the house was found a still, and a witness testified for the State that he had helped appellant make whisky.

The judgment is affirmed.

Affirmed.

Wootan v. State, 257 S.W. 266, 96 Tex. Crim. 265, 1924 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 853 (Tex. 1924).

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