Dossett v. State

Dec 21, 1921
No. 6571.
Reporters:
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Before:
Hawkins
HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of possessing-intoxicating liquor, and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.

By ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍amendment of the prohibition law passed by the Second Called Session of the Thirty-seventh Legislature, it is not now an offense to possess intoxicating liquor, unless the same ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍is had for the purpose of ■sale, and it is nécessary to allege and to prove that it was so possessed for the purpose of sale before an ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍offense is charged, on a conviction can be had. No. 6423, Frank Cox v. State, 90 Texas Crim. Rep., 256; No. 6510, Petit v. State, 90 Texas Crim. Rep., 336; ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍No. 6493, Francis v. State, 90 Texas Crim. Rep., 399; all decided at the present term of court and not yet reported.

Under the foregoing authorities it is necessary to ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍reverse the judgment of the trial court and order the prosecution dismissed.

Reversed■ and dismissed.