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Weatherman v. StateWeatherman v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Mar 23, 1955
27494
Reporters:
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Before:
Davidson
DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for unlawfully selling beer in Brown County, a dry area; ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍the punishment, a fine of $500 and one year in jail.

The statement of facts in this case has been searched in vain for any evidence showing that Brown ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍County, where the sale is alleged to have been made, is a dry area within the meaning of the Liquor Control Act, Vernon’s Ann.P.C. art. 666-1 et seq. And ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍it does not appear that appellant waived proof of such dry status.

*525 In order for this conviction to be sustained, proof of the dry status must be provén or ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍established by agreement of the parties. Allen v. State, 136 Tex.Cr.R. 462, 126 S.W.2d 485; O’Rear v. State, 147 Tex.Cr.R. 607, 183 S.W.2d 570; Jones v. State, 154 Tex.Cr.R. 88, 225 S.W.2d 190.

Because the ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍evidence does not sustain the conviction, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Weatherman v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Mar 23, 1955
Citations: 276 S.W.2d 524; 161 Tex. Crim. 272; 1955 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1384; 27494
Docket Number: 27494
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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