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172 Tex. Crim. 24

353 S.W.2d 444

Bell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 7, 1962

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1962-02-07

Relies on 34 Tex. Crim. 314 - Floeck v. State · 164 Tex. Crim. 264 - Whitaker v. State · 134 Tex. Crim. 219 - Collins v. State

Decided 1962-02-07

McDonald, judge.

¶1The offense is possession of whiskey in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, a fine of $1,000.00 and confinement in jail for six months.

¶2The disposition hereof makes a statement of the facts unnecessary.

¶3Appellant objected to the failure of the trial court to define the term “prima facie evidence” in the charge to the jury.

¶4Where the state relies upon the prima facie evidence statute to show that intoxicants were possessed for the purpose of sale, as it did herein, the definition of “prima facie evidence” should be given in the charge. Whitaker v. State, 164 Texas Cr. Rep. 264, 298 S.W. 2d 600; Seay v. State, 184 Texas Cr. Rep. 256, 115 S.W. 2d 418; and Floeck v. State, 34 Texas Cr. Rep. 314, 30 S.W. 794.

¶5The judgment is reversed, and the cause is remanded.

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