Andrews v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal form the County Court of Howard. Tried below before the Honorable James T. Brooks. Appeal from a conviction of keeping a disorderly house; penalty, a fine of $200 and twenty days in jail. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
—Appellant was convicted in the County Court of Howard County of the offense of keeping a disorderly house, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $200 and twenty days in the county jail.
Appellant presented a motion in bar of his prosecution based on a claim that he was before the grand jury as a witness and gave evidence and by reason thereof was not subject to prosecution. The bill of exceptions reserved to the court’s action in overruling said motion sets forth that appellant was called before the grand jury of Howard County at the February term, 1921, and that he was asked…
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