Case Name: GREEN v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1937-01-20
Citations: 101 S.W.2d 241
Docket Number: No. 18728
Parties: GREEN v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 101
Pages: 241–241

Head Matter:
GREEN v. STATE.
No. 18728.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 20, 1937.
R. Temple Dickson, of Sweetwater, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
CHRISTIAN, Judge.
The offense is selling whisky in a "dry area"; the punishment, a fine of $150.
The complaint and information are deemed sufficient.
The proof on the part of the State was to the effect that appellant sold one-half pint of whisky to R. I. Deckert. Testifying in his own behalf, appellant denied making the sale.
There is no evidence in the record in support of the averments in the complaint and information that a local option election had been held in Scurry 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. Appellant's contention that, in the absence of such proof, the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction must be sustained. See Oscar Humphreys v. State (Tex.Com.App.) 99 S.W.(2d) 600, delivered December 9, 1936.
The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.
PER CURIAM.
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.