Case Name: B. U. McQueen v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1938-03-09
Citations: 135 Tex. Crim. 74
Docket Number: No. 19521
Parties: B. U. McQueen v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 135
Pages: 74–76

Head Matter:
B. U. McQueen v. The State.
No. 19521.
Delivered March 9, 1938.
State’s rehearing granted April 20, 1938.
Rehearing denied June 8, 1938.
The opinion states the case. .
Eugene F. Mathis, of San Angelo, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
Christian, Judge.
The offense is possession of intoxicating liquor in a dry area for the purpose of sale; the punishment, a fine of $300.00.
No complaint appears anywhere in the record before this Court. Hence no jurisdiction is shown in the county court. See Article 415, C. C. P.; and Olivares v. State, 76 S. W. (2d) 140.
The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.
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.