Opinion

Lawhon v. State

  • 284 S.W.2d 730
Court
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Filed
Dec 7, 1955
Status
Published
Author
Morrison
On the bench
Morrison
Cited by
7 cases
Authority
More cited than 88.4%

The opinion

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the sale of whiskey in a wet area without having procured a permit from the Texas Liquor Control Board;, the punishment, a fine of $125.

The State, through her able District Attorney, concedes error. The State’s principal witness failed to identify the accused' as the person who had sold the whiskey to him. There were no other witnesses to-the sale. The State plead surprise and introduced a statement made by their witness. This evidence impeaching their witness cannot be used as primary evidence against the appellant. Wells v. State, 154 Tex.Cr.R. 336 , 227 S.W.2d 210 .

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

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