Case Name: PARALEZ v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1930-02-19
Citations: 25 S.W.2d 856
Docket Number: No. 13038
Parties: PARALEZ v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 25
Pages: 856–857

Head Matter:
PARALEZ v. STATE.
No. 13038.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Feb. 19, 1930.
Rehearing Denied March 26, 1930.
Strode & Pitts, of Conroe, for appellant.
A. A. Dawson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
LATTIMORE, J.
Conviction for possessing intoxicating liquor for purposes of sale; punishment, one year in the penitentiary.
On the occasion of a search, one gallon of whisky was found in'appellant's possession in his house. In his garage were found empty containers which had some whisky in them. Appellant testified that the whisky belonged to a negro who was keeping it in appellant's house, having brought it to his house on two occasions. Appellant denied having the whis-ky for the purpose of selling it himself. He said it had only been at his house a short time when the officers came. He said the negro's name was Tom, but he did not know the rest of his name. .Appellant denied having told the sheriff that he had bought this liquor from a negro for the purpose of dividing it up among others.
There are two bills of exception. The first complains of the reception in evidence of the statement made by appellant as to the purpose for which he had possession of this whis-ky; it being insisted that appellant was under arrest and not warned. The court qualifies this bill of exceptions by stating that, ac the time the jug of whisky was found in appellant's possession, and having the whisky before them, appellant .voluntarily stated to the sheriff, not in response to any question, that he had got the whisky and all the boys were going to come there and divide it up. The statement was res gestee, and the bill shows no error.
The other bill was taken to the overruling of the motion for new trial. It is not shown that any testimony was introduced in support of the motion for new trial, or that there was any error otherwise in overruling said motion.
Finding no error in the record, the judgment is affirmed.