Case Name: ALEXANDER v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1938-02-09
Citations: 113 S.W.2d 545
Docket Number: No. 19349
Parties: ALEXANDER v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 113
Pages: 545–545

Head Matter:
ALEXANDER v. STATE.
No. 19349.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Feb. 9, 1938.
Ramey A. Smith, of Sulphur Springs, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, Judge.
Conviction is for possessing whisky for the purpose of sale, punishment being a fine of $100.
, We observe that while the complaint alleges that appellant possessed the whisky for the purpose of sale, the information omits the italicized words, charging only that he possessed whisky. No offense is charged in the information. Petit v. State, 90 Tex.Cr.R. 336, 235 S.W. 579; Williams v. State, 90 Tex.Cr.R. 455, 235 S.W. 1092.
The judgment is reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed under the present information.