O'Rear v. State

Nov 22, 1944
No. 22961.
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Krueger
*608 KRUEGER, Judge.

The conviction is for the possession of whisky for the purpose of sale in ‍‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‍a -dry area. The penalty assessed is a fine of $550.00.

There is no evidence in the record to support the av.erments in the complaint and information that a ‍‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‍local option election had been held in Taylor County; that said election had resulted in the prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquor; and that the result had ‍‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‍been duly declared and published by the commissioners’ court. In the absence of such proof, the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction. See McQueen v. State, 162 S. ‍‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‍W. (2d) 703, and cases there cited.

The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause remanded.

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.