Chandler v. State

May 11, 1921
No. 6264.
Reporters:
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Before:
Morrow
MORROW, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors.

The State relied solely upon the testimony of ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍the alleged purchaser of the liquor. He was an accomplice, and in ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍the absence of any corroborating facts, the evidence is insufficient. Franklin v. ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍State, 88 Texas Crim. Rep., 342, 227 S. W. Rep., 486.

The judgment is reversed ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‍and the cause remanded.

Reversed and remanded.