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262 S.W. 488

Harrison v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1924-05-07

<p>Intoxicating liquors <§=236(11) — Positive as- ' sertion of state’s witness that he bought . from defendant held to sustain conviction.</p> <p>The positive assertion of state’s witness that he purchased intoxicating liquor from defendant held to sustain conviction for selling.</p>

Affirmed · Decided 1924-05-07

LATTIMORE, J.

¶1Appellant was convicted in the district court of San Jacinto county of selling intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at one year in the penitentiary.

¶2The record is before us without bills of exception. The state witness affirmed positively the purchase of intoxicating liquor from appellant. Appellant denied this. The jury solved the issue against appellant. The veracity of the state witness was not attacked, and was for the jury. The charge of the court and indictment appearing to he regular, an affirmance will be ordered.

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