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120 Tex. Crim. 190

Jackson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 23, 1932

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1932-03-23

Decided 1932-03-23

HAWKINS, Judge.

¶1— Conviction is for selling intoxicating liquor, punishment one year in the penitentiary.

¶2In the indictment L. A. Goetz is alleged to have been the purchaser. The evidence shows that the witness Goetz had been employed by the sheriff at an agreed salary of $100 per month to detect violators of the . liquor law. Goetz testified that on the 13th day of September, 1930, at about eight o’clock P. M. he bought two pints of whisky from appellant; that appellant had the whisky in a gallon container in his coupe, -up behind the seat, and poured the whisky from this container into two pint bottles which witness had provided. Witness said he delivered one of the pints to the sheriff that same night. This was confirmed by the sheriff. *191Appellant denied the transaction. He introduced evidence which, if believed by the jury, would have shown that appellant was not with Goetz at the time the sale is claimed by the witness to have been made. The jury decided the fact issue in favor of the state.

¶3In his motion for new trial appellant set up claimed newly discovered evidence from one H. B. Burns, which motion is supported by the attached affidavit of the witness. The motion and the facts contained in said affidavit were controverted by the state, which was also supported by affidavit. The order overruling the motion for new trial recites that after “having heard the evidence submitted both by the defendant, and by the state, touching the matters and things set forth in said motion” the court is of opinion the motion should be overruled. The evidence presented on the motion is not brought before us. We must presume that it supports the court’s action. See Fisher v. State, 109 Texas Crim. Rep., 536, 5 S. W. (2d) 996, and cases therein cited.

¶4The judgment is affirmed.

¶5Affirmed.

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