Case Name: James Procell v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1962-04-18
Citations: 172 Tex. Crim. 247
Docket Number: No. 34,394
Parties: James Procell v. State
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 172
Pages: 247–248

Head Matter:
James Procell v. State
No. 34,394.
April 18, 1962
Marion G. Holt, Nacogdoches, for appellant.
Leon Douglas, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.
The offense is the unlawful sale of beer in a dry area; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $250.
The information alleges that the sale was made in Nacogdoches County, a dry area.
The state concedes that there is. no proof that said County was a dry area, without which the conviction cannot stand. Hargiss v. State, 330 S.W. 2d 538; Smith v. State, 159 Texas Cr. Rep. 351, 264 S.W. 2d 108; Brown v. State, 135 Texas Cr. Rep. 3, 117 S.W. 2d 107.
The state's brief also points out that there is no proof of the sale except by a statement of the appellant before a grand jury.
The evidence being insufficient to sustain the conviction, the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.