Walker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 11, 1935

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1935-12-11

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Decided 1935-12-11

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CHRISTIAN, Judge.

¶1The offense is possessing equipment for manufacturing whisky; the punishment!, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

¶2Pending appeal, the law (Pen.Code 1925, art. 666 et seq., as amended) under which conviction was had has been repealed (Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 666—49). See Guy Meadows v. State (Tex.Cr.App.) 88 S.W.(2d), 481, delivered November 27, 1935.

¶3The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the court.