Case Name: GAINES v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1954-06-26
Citations: 269 S.W.2d 679
Docket Number: No. 27077
Parties: GAINES v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 269
Pages: 679–679

Head Matter:
GAINES v. STATE.
No. 27077.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
June 26, 1954.
Reid & Reid, by J. W. Reid, Abilene, for appellant.
Wesley Dice, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
WOODLEY, Judge.
The conviction is for the sale of beer in a dry area; the punishment, 30 days in jail and a fine of $500.
The complaint alleged the sale of beer to James L. Douglas on or about October 15, 1953, but such complaint was sworn to, according to the record, on October 3, 1953, which was before the date the offense was alleged to have been committed.
The state confesses error under, the authority of Bradshaw v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 243 S.W.2d 586.
The judgment is reversed and the prosecution is ordered dismissed.