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265 S.W.2d 606

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 10, 1954

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

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Decided 1954-03-10

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Cited by 10 later decisions — most recently April 1983

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WOODLEY, Judge.

¶1■ The conviction is for possession of whis-ky for the purpose of sale in a dry area, the jury having assessed a fine of $100.

¶2The 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 is remanded.

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