Hood v. State

Mar 16, 1960
No. 31682
Reporters:
Before:
Woodley
WOODLEY, Judge.

The complaint and information filed after the effective date of Art. 408a, Vernon’s ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‍Ann. C.C.P., charged two separate violations of the liquor laws in a dry area. Appellant was found guilty under Count 1 for the sale of whisky and ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‍assessed a fine of $150; and under Count 2 was convicted for possession of whisky, vodka and beer for the purpose of sale, and assessed a fine of ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‍$300.

Motion to quash the information was filed, directing attention to the new statute (Art. 408a, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.) providing that not more than one misdemeanor offense may be ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‍charged in the same complaint, information or indictment. The motion was overruled.

The trial court erred in overruling the motion to quash. Unless waived, the statute is mandatory. ‍​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‍Hill v. State, Tex.Cr. App., 332 S.W.2d 579.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.