Case Name: DAVIS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1950-04-26
Citations: 231 S.W.2d 444
Docket Number: No. 24742
Parties: DAVIS v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 231
Pages: 444–447

Head Matter:
DAVIS v. STATE.
No. 24742.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
April 26, 1950.
On Rehearing May 31, 1950.
On Appellant’s Motion for Rehearing June 23, 1950.
Jack P. Bond, Terrell, for appellant.
George P. Blackburn, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Upon an information charging the unlawful possession of wine for the purpose of sale in Kaufman County, a dry area, appellant was convicted and punishment assessed at a fine of $250.
The State was under the burden of establishing, either by proof or otherwise, that Kaufman County was a dry area within the meaning of the Liquor Control Act. Vernon's Ann.P.C. art. 666 — 1 et seq. The statement of facts, as well as the record as a whole, fails to reflect that the State discharged that burden.
The evidence is therefore insufficient to sustain the conviction. Hodges v. State, 151 Tex.Cr.R. 511, 209 S.W.2d 611; Brigham v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 225 S.W.2d 176.
The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.
Opinion approved by the Court.