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159 Tex. Crim. 503

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 10, 1954

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1954-03-10

Decided 1954-03-10

WOODLEY, Judge.

¶1The conviction is for possession of whisky for the purpose óf salé in a dry arpa, the jury having assesséd a fine of $100.

¶2*504The statement of facts shows that two deputy sheriffs found five half-pint bottles of whisky in appellant’s car, they having searched the car with appellant’s permission in the city of Tyler.

¶3Appellant testified admitting his possession of the whisky, but contending that he had no intention of selling it.

¶4Nowhere in the record do we find any proof of the dry status of Tyler or of Smith County.

¶5In the absence of this proof the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction.

¶6The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

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