Case Name: Wayland Alexander v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1938-02-09
Citations: 133 Tex. Crim. 588
Docket Number: No. 19349
Parties: Wayland Alexander v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 133
Pages: 588–589

Head Matter:
FEBRUARY 9, 1938
Wayland Alexander v. The State.
No. 19349.
Delivered February 9, 1938.
The opinion states the case.
Ramey A. Smith, of Sulphur Springs, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
HAWKINS, Judge. —
Conviction is for possessing whisky for the purpose of sale, punishment being a fine of one hundred dollars.
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 Texas Crim. Rep., 336, 235 S. W., 579; Williams v. State, 90 Texas Crim. Rep., 455, 235 S. W., 1092.
The judgment is reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed under the present information.
Reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.