38 Tex. Crim. 543 - Bartman v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““The fact that he (Bisland) visited the saloon with Branson, who purchased the intoxicants, and participated in the drinking at Branson’s request, would not make Bisland a purchaser. It may be that the jury convicted appellant because his employee, in response to Branson’s request, set out the glass of beer to Bis-land, believing this to be a gift by the employee to Bis-land. If this was the theory upon which the conviction is predicated, it cannot be sustained. If there was a gift at all, it was from Branson to Bisland, and not from the employee. This was no more a gift to Bisland than it was to Branson. Branson paid for the drinks and caused the beer to be given to Bisland. As the evidence presents this case to us, there was neither a sale nor a gift by appellant or his employee to Bisland of the intoxicants, as alleged in the information.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Laughlin