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172 Tex. Crim. 247

356 S.W.2d 320

Procell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 18, 1962

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1962-04-18

Relies on Bashrum Ex Rel. Bashrum v. Vinson · Burton v. State · 159 Tex. Crim. 334 - Donahoo v. State

Decided 1962-04-18

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

¶1The offense is the unlawful sale of beer in a dry area; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $250.

¶2The information alleges that the sale was made in Nacogdoches County, a dry area.

¶3The state concedes that there is. no proof that said County was a dry area, without which the conviction cannot stand. Hargiss v. State, 330 S.W. 2d 538; Smith v. State, 159 Texas Cr. Rep. 351, 264 S.W. 2d 108; Brown v. State, 135 Texas Cr. Rep. 3, 117 S.W. 2d 107.

¶4The state’s brief also points out that there is no proof of the sale except by a statement of the appellant before a grand jury.

¶5The evidence being insufficient to sustain the conviction, the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

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