Case Name: ROSS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1928-04-04
Citations: 7 S.W.2d 578
Docket Number: No. 11483
Parties: ROSS v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 7
Pages: 578–579

Head Matter:
ROSS v. STATE.
(No. 11483.)
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
April 4, 1928.
Appeal Reinstated and Affirmed May 16, 1928.
Rehearing Denied June 28, 1928.
Futch & Cooper, of Henderson, for appel-' lant.
A. A. Dawson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
CHRISTIAN, J.
The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for one year.
The recognizance upon which appellant is enlarged is fatally defective. It is stated that appellant "stands charged with the offense of having in his possession more than one quart of liquor for sale," and further that he "has been convicted of the offense of having in his possession more than one quart of liquor for sale." The offense attempted to be-described is unknown to our law. It is not stated that the liquor was intoxicating, or that it contained in excess of 1 per cent, of alcohol by volume. The state insists that the appeal be dismissed. When the accused is enlarged, this court is without jurisdiction in the absence of a recognizance' prepared in conformity with the law. Rhea v. State, 101 Tex. Cr. R. 298, 275 S. W. 1021, and authorities cited.
The appeal is dismissed.
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.