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299 S.W.2d 139

Anderson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 16, 1957

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1957-01-16

Relies on 147 Tex. Crim. 410 - Anderson v. State · Anderson v. State · Therrell v. State

Decided 1957-01-16

WOODLEY, Judge.

¶1The same question is raised here as in Hill v. State, Tex.Cr.R., 297 S.W.2d 679, this day decided contrary to appellant’s contention, the sole difference being that here the plea of guilty was for possessing whisky for the purpose of sale in a wet area without a permit, an offense likewise defined in art. 666-4 (a), V.A.P.C., and punishment was assessed at a fine of $100.

¶2The judgment is affirmed.

DAVIDSON, Judge

¶3(dissenting).

¶4It is not unlawful, in my opinion, to possess whisky for the purpose of sale in a wet area without a permit. The law authorizes the issuance of no such permit, and no such permit can be issued lawfully.

¶5I am in complete accord with the dissenting opinions of Judge Hawkins in An*140derson v. State, 146 Tex.Cr.R. 222, 172 S.W.2d 310, and Anderson v. State, 147 Tex.Cr.R. 410, 181 S.W.2d 78, which, to my mind, demonstrate the correctness of the foregoing statement.

¶6The information in this case did not charge a violation of the law.

¶7I respectfully dissent to the affirmance of a conviction for an offense that does not exist.

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