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Hargiss v. StateHargiss v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Oct 26, 1960
No. 32295
Reporters:
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Before:
Davidson
DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for the unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍for the purpose of sale in a dry area, with punishment assessed at a fine of $300.

The statement of facts accompanying this ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍record contains no evidence that Morris County, where possession for the purpose of sale is alleged, is a dry area within the ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍meaning of the Liquor Control Act, Art. 666-1 et .seq., Vernon’s Ann.P.C.

In order for this conviction to be sustained, proof of the ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍dry status of Morris County must be proven or otherwise made to appear. Weatherman v. State, 161 Tex.Cr.R. 272, 276 S.W.2d 524.

The evidence being ‍​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍insufficient, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded. ,

Case Details

Case Name: Hargiss v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Oct 26, 1960
Citations: 339 S.W.2d 538; 170 Tex. Crim. 164; 1960 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2125; No. 32295
Docket Number: No. 32295
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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