Legal Opinion

Ford v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 19, 1927No. 10559Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The sufficiency of the indictment is attacked upon the ground that it was indefinite. This is the language used:

“Did then and there unlawfully possess equipment for the manufacture of liquor capable of producing intoxication, to-wit, whiskey.”

Appellant, through his counsel, presents an interesting argument, showing thought and research, insisting that the indictment offends against the Bill of -Rights embraced in Art. 1, Sec. 10, of the Constitution, wherein it is said that “in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to demand…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McFain v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Burch v. RepublicTexas Supreme Court · 1846
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  4. Harrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

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