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91 Tex. Crim. 301

Baughman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 15, 1922

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1922-03-15

Tried below before the Honorable J. H. Milam. Appeal from a conviction of the unlawful possession of liquor ; penalty, one year imprisonment in the penitentiary.

Decided 1922-03-15

HAWKINS, Judge.

¶1—Conviction was for- the possession of intoxicating liquor. The prosecution arose under the state-wide prohibition law prior to the amendment thereof' by the 37th Legislature which in effect repealed that portion of the law under which the prosecution proceeded. The indictment alleges the possession of intoxicating liquor not for medicinal, mechanical, scientific or sacramental purposes, while under the amendment it is not unlawful to possess liquor unless for the purpose of sale.

¶2Under many cases decided by the court since the amendment it becomes necessary to reverse the iudgment of the trial court and order the prosecution dismissed under the present indictment.

¶3Reversed and remanded.

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