Case Name: GAINES v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1954-06-26
Citations: 269 S.W.2d 680
Docket Number: No. 27079
Parties: GAINES v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 269
Pages: 680–680

Head Matter:
GAINES v. STATE.
No. 27079.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
June 26, 1954.
Reid & Reid, by J. W. Reid, Abilene, for appellant.
Wesley Dice, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
WOODLEY, Judge.
The conviction is for the sale of beer in a dry area; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $100.
The complaint alleged the sale of beer to James L. Douglas on or about October 16, 1953. According to the record, such complaint was sworn to on October 3, 1953, which was before the date the offense was alleged to have been committed.
The state confesses error under the authority of Bradshaw v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 243 S.W.2d 586. See also Gaines v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 269 S.W.2d 679 and Tex.Cr.App., 269 S.W.2d 679.
The judgment is reversed and the prosecution is ordered dismissed.