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Etter v. StateEtter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jan 23, 1957
No. 28777
Reporters:
,
Before:
Dice
DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of intoxicating ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍liquor for the purpose of sale in a dry area; the punishment, a fine of $300.

The information is ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍fatally defective in that it does not conclude “Against the peace and dignity of the State,” as required ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍-by Art. 414, Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. and Art. V, Sec. 12, of the Constitution of Texas, Vernon’s Ann.St. ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍See Reese v. State, 139 Tex.Cr.R. 593, 141 S.W.2d 949; and Herring v. State, 160 Tex.Cr.R. 597, 273 S.W.2d 421.

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

Opinion approved by the Court.

Case Details

Case Name: Etter v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jan 23, 1957
Citations: 297 S.W.2d 834; 1957 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2795; No. 28777
Docket Number: No. 28777
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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