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Chadwick v. State
252 S.W.2d 165
Tex. Crim. App.
1952
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MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the possession of whiskey in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, six months’ confinement in jail and a fine of $500.

The complaint and information herein charge the offense to have occurred on the “7th day of March, 19452.”

We cannot presume against the accused that the State meant something other than what they plead.

“The allegation of an impossible date as the date of the commission of the offense will render the indictment, information or complaint fatally defective.” Branch’s Ann.P.C., Sec. 434, p. 230.

Judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Chadwick v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Oct 29, 1952
Citation: 252 S.W.2d 165
Docket Number: No. 25990
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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