Court Opinion

ID: 3919034
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-07-06 09:46:21.785583+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:42:50.366818
License: Public Domain

Conviction is for possessing whisky for the purpose of sale, punishment being a fine of one hundred dollars.
We observe that while the complaint alleges that appellant possessed the whisky for the purpose of sale, the information omits the italicized words, charging only that he possessed whisky. No offense is charged in the information. Petit v. State, 90 Tex.Crim. Rep., 235 S.W. 579; Williams v. State, 90 Tex.Crim. Rep., 235 S.W. 1092.
The judgment is reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed under the present information.
Reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.