42 S.W.2d 1028 | Tex. Crim. App. | 1931
The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.
Armed with a search warrant, officers went to a house in the town of Amarillo for the purpose of making a search for intoxicating liquor. Upon entering the house they saw appellant and one Whittington. Appellant and his companion were using a syphon to draw whisky from a keg. Upon seeing the officers, they ran out into the back yard, where they were arrested. A search of the house disclosed fourteen pints of bonded whisky, five quarts of alcohol, seven pints of alcohol, one quart of gin, five quarts of' red whisky, 115 bottles of beer, twelve gallons of beer mash, and a number of empty bottles and funnels, and some hose and
Appellant objected to the testimony of the officers' touching the result of the search on the ground that the description of the premises to be searched varied from the description of the house actually searched. According to the proof introduced by appellant, he was in no manner interested in the premises. Hence he was in no position to complain because of an illegal search. Pruett v. State, 114 Texas Crim. Rep., 44, 24 S. W. (2d) 41. In Whittington v. State, 118 Texas Crim. Rep., 362, 38 S. W. (2d) 814, we considered the appeal of appellant’s companion, and, on facts practically the same as those disclosed by this record, held that as Whittington was in no manner interested in the premises he could not complain because of the illegal search.
Appellant has filed no brief pointing out the matters relied upon for reversal. Our examination of the record leads us to the conclusion that the matters raised by the bills of exception must be determined adversely to appellant’s contention. In Whittington v. State, supra, this court considered practically the same questions disclosed by the record now under consideration and held adversely to Whittington’s contentions.
The judgment is affirmed.
A ffirmed.
The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.