Legal Opinion

Scitern v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 17, 1920No. 5679PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Prom the District Court of Hopkins. Tried below before the Honorable William Pierson; Appeal from a conviction of assault with intent to rape; penalty, four years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Hopkins County, of the offense of assault with intent to rape, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of four years.

The case originated in Franklin County, and the venue was changed to Hopkins County, the date of the order of transfer being March 13, 1919. AVhen the case was called for trial in Hopkins County, at the August term of the Court, a motion to quash the indictment was made. No order of the court on this motion appears in the record, but it is stated in a bill of exceptions, that said…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Reddick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  2. Goode v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
  3. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  4. Bruce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1893
  5. Marshall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Redd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  2. Finch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Joyner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  5. Adamson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943

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