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161 Tex. Crim. 581

Bohanon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1955-06-01

Relies on 160 Tex. Crim. 162 - Cox v. State · 138 Tex. Crim. 354 - Carpenter v. State

Decided 1955-06-01

WOODLEY, Judge.

¶1The conviction is for possession of whiskey for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $500.00.

¶2The statement of facts in narrative form shows that the state proved that the sheriff was permitted to search appellant’s home and found therein 72 half-pint bottles of whiskey which were introduced in evidence.

¶3The records were offered showing the dry status of Hall County, where the whiskey was found.

¶4There are no bills of exception and no objections appear to have been offered to the admission of evidence.

¶5Appellant did not testify and offered no evidence in his behalf.

¶6Appellant’s motion to quash the information because it did not allege that the local option election was legally and properly ordered by the commissioners’ court was properly overruled. Cox v. State, 160 Texas Cr. Rep. 162, 267 S.W. 2d 830; Carpenter v. State, 138 Texas Cr. R. 354, 135 S.W. 2d 1002.

¶7The evidence as to appellant’s possession of 72 half-pints of whiskey in a dry area gave rise to the presumption of the prima facie evidence statute, Art. 666-23 (a) 2 V.A.P.C., and sustains the jury’s verdict finding that appellant possessed the whiskey for the purpose of sale.

¶8The judgment is affirmed.

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