Case Name: CALDWELL v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1926-12-15
Citations: 289 S.W. 411
Docket Number: No. 10297
Parties: CALDWELL v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 289
Pages: 411–412

Head Matter:
CALDWELL v. STATE.
(No. 10297.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Dec. 15, 1926.
Rehearing Withdrawn Jan. 5, 1927.)
King, Mahaffey & Wheeler, of Texarkana, for appellant.
Sam D. Stinson, State’s Atty., of Austin, and Robt. M. Lyles, Asst. State’s Atty., of Groesbeck, for the State.

Opinion:
BETHEA, J.
The appellant was convicted in the district court of Bowie county for the offense of possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 18 months.
The appellant was arrested in an alley in the city of Texarkana with a five-gallon keg of whisky under each arm. The record discloses that the kegs were almost full of whis-ky.
Appellant complains of the court's refusal to give two special charges. The record fails to reveal any exception to the court's refusal, either by bill of exceptions or any notation upon the refused charges that any exception was reserved. However, the trial court fully presented the matters complained of in said special charges in his main charge to the jury.
Appellant In his only bill of exceptions complains at the court's- giving the following charge:
"Our statute provides that possession of more than one quart of intoxicating liquor shall be prima facie evidence of guilt, hut the defendant shall have a right to introduce evidence showing the legality of such possession."
This question was decided adversely to appellant's contention in the case of Walden v. State, 100 Tex. Cr. R. 584, 272 S. W. 139.
There being no errors pointed out in the record, and the facts being amply sufficient to support, the verdict of the jury, the judgment is affirmed.
PER CURIAM. Tbie foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals- has been examined by the judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and approved by the court.